The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023: All Chapters

Q: CHAPTER I — PRELIMINARY (Section 1 – 3)

Section No.Section Title1 Short title, commencement and application. 2 Definitions. 3 General explanations.

Q: CHAPTER II — OF PUNISHMENTS (Section 4 – 13)

Section No.Section Title4 Punishments. 5 Commutation of sentence. 6 Fractions of terms of punishment. 7 Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple. 8 Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc. 9 Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences. 10 Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful of which. 11 Solitary confinement. 12 Limit of solitary confinement. 13 Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction.

Q: CHAPTER VII — OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE (Section 147 – 158)

Section No.Section Title147 Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against Government of India. 148 Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 147. 149 Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Government of India. 150 Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war. 151 Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain exercise of any lawful power. 152 Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India. 153 Waging war against Government of any foreign State at peace with Government of India. 154 Committing depredation on territories of foreign State at peace with Government of India. 155 Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 153 and 154. 156 Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape. 157 Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape. 158 Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner.

Q: CHAPTER VIII — OF OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE (Section 159 – 168)

Section No.Section Title159 Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty. 160 Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof. 161 Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office. 162 Abetment of such assault, if assault committed. 163 Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman. 164 Harbouring deserter. 165 Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master. 166 Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman. 167 Persons subject to certain Acts. 168 Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman.

Q: CHAPTER IX — OF OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTIONS (Section 169 – 177)

Section No.Section Title169 Candidate, electoral right defined. 170 Bribery. 171 Undue influence at elections. 172 Personation at elections. 173 Punishment for bribery. 174 Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election. 175 False statement in connection with an election. 176 Illegal payments in connection with an election. 177 Failure to keep election accounts.

Q: CHAPTER X — OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN, CURRENCY-NOTES, BANK-NOTES, AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS (Section 178 – 188)

Section No.Section Title178 Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes. 179 Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes. 180 Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes. 181 Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes. 182 Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes. 183 Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government. 184 Using Government stamp known to have been before used. 185 Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used. 186 Prohibition of fictitious stamps. 187 Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law. 188 Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint.

Q: CHAPTER XI — OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY (Section 189 – 197)

Section No.Section Title189 Unlawful assembly. 190 Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object. 191 Rioting. 192 Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed; if not committed. 193 Liability of owner, occupier, etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place. 194 Affray. 195 Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc. 196 Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony. 197 Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration.

Q: CHAPTER XII — OF OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS (Section 198 – 205)

Section No.Section Title198 Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person. 199 Public servant disobeying direction under law. 200 Punishment for non-treatment of victim. 201 Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury. 202 Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade. 203 Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property. 204 Personating a public servant. 205 Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent.

Q: CHAPTER XVI — OF OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION (Section 298 – 302)

Section No.Section Title298 Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any class. 299 Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs. 300 Disturbing religious assembly. 301 Trespassing on burial places, etc. 302 Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person.

Q: CHAPTER XVIII — OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS (Section 335 – 350)

Section No.Section Title335 Making a false document. 336 Forgery. 337 Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc. 338 Forgery of valuable security, will, etc. 339 Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine. 340 Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine. 341 Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 338. 342 Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material. 343 Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security. 344 Falsification of accounts. Of Property Marks 345 Property mark. 346 Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury. 347 Counterfeiting a property mark. 348 Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark. 349 Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark. 350 Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods.

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Act Details

Act ID	2023-45
Enactment Date	25-12-2023
Short Title	The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Hindi Title	भारतीय न्याय संहिता, 2023
Long Title	An Act to consolidate and amend the provisions relating to offences and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Ministry	Ministry of Home Affairs
Department	Department of Internal Security
Enforcement Date	1-7-2024

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 is Act Number 45 of year 2023. It was introduced in December 2023 to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which dates back to the British India era.

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CHAPTER I — PRELIMINARY (Section 1 – 3)

Section No.	Section Title
1	Short title, commencement and application.
2	Definitions.
3	General explanations.

CHAPTER II — OF PUNISHMENTS (Section 4 – 13)

Section No.	Section Title
4	Punishments.
5	Commutation of sentence.
6	Fractions of terms of punishment.
7	Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple.
8	Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc.
9	Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences.
10	Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful of which.
11	Solitary confinement.
12	Limit of solitary confinement.
13	Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction.

CHAPTER III — GENERAL EXCEPTIONS (Section 14 – 44)

Section No.	Section Title
14	Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law.
15	Act of Judge when acting judicially.
16	Act done pursuant to judgment or order of Court.
17	Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law.
18	Accident in doing a lawful act.
19	Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm.
20	Act of a child under seven years of age.
21	Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding.
22	Act of a person of unsound mind.
23	Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will.
24	Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated.
25	Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent.
26	Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person’s benefit.
27	Act done in good faith for benefit of child or person of unsound mind, by, or by consent of guardian.
28	Consent known to be given under fear or misconception.
29	Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused.
30	Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent.
31	Communication made in good faith.
32	Act to which a person is compelled by threats.
33	Act causing slight harm
	Of Right Of Private Defence
34	Things done in private defence.
35	Right of private defence of body and of property.
36	Right of private defence against act of a person of unsound mind, etc.
37	Acts against which there is no right of private defence.
38	When right of private defence of body extends to causing death.
39	When such right extends to causing any harm other than death.
40	Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of body.
41	When right of private defence of property extends to causing death.
42	When such right extends to causing any harm other than death.
43	Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of property.
44	Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person.

CHAPTER IV — OF ABETMENT, CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND ATTEMPT (Section 45 – 62)

Section No.	Section Title
	Of Abetment
45	Abetment of a thing.
46	Abettor.
47	Abetment in India of offences outside India.
48	Abetment outside India for offence in India.
49	Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment.
50	Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor.
51	Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done.
52	Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done.
53	Liability of abettor for an effect caused by act abetted different from that intended by abettor.
54	Abettor present when offence is committed.
55	Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
56	Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment.
57	Abetting commission of offence by public or by more than ten persons.
58	Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
59	Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent.
60	Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
	Of Criminal Conspiracy
61	Criminal conspiracy.
	Of Attempt
62	Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment.

CHAPTER V — OF OFFENCES AGAINST WOMAN AND CHILD (Section 63 – 99)

Section No.	Section Title
	Of Sexual Offences
63	Rape.
64	Punishment for rape.
65	Punishment for rape in certain cases.
66	Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.
67	Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation.
68	Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.
69	Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc.
70	Gang rape.
71	Punishment for repeat offenders.
72	Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc.
73	Printing or publishing any matter relating to Court proceedings without permission.
	Of Criminal Force And Assault Against Woman
74	Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.
75	Sexual harassment.
76	Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe.
77	Voyeurism.
78	Stalking.
79	Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman.
	Of Offences Relating To Marriage
80	Dowry death.
81	Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage.
82	Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife.
83	Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage.
84	Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.
85	Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.
86	Cruelty defined.
87	Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.
	Of Causing Miscarriage, Etc.
88	Causing miscarriage.
89	Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent.
90	Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage.
91	Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause to die after birth.
92	Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide.
	Of Offences Against Child
93	Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it.
94	Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.
95	Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence.
96	Procuration of child.
97	Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person.
98	Selling child for purposes of prostitution, etc.
99	Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc.

CHAPTER VI — OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY (Section 100 – 146)

Section No.	Section Title
	Of Offences Affecting Life
100	Culpable homicide.
101	Murder.
102	Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended.
103	Punishment for murder.
104	Punishment for murder by life-convict.
105	Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
106	Causing death by negligence.
107	Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind.
108	Abetment of suicide.
109	Attempt to murder.
110	Attempt to commit culpable homicide.
111	Organised crime.
112	Petty organised crime.
113	Terrorist act.
	Of Hurt
114	Hurt.
115	Voluntarily causing hurt.
116	Grievous hurt.
117	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
118	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means.
119	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act.
120	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property.
121	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty.
122	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation.
123	Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence.
124	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.
125	Act endangering life or personal safety of others.
	Of Wrongful Restraint And Wrongful Confinement
126	Wrongful restraint.
127	Wrongful confinement.
	Of Criminal Force And Assault
128	Force.
129	Criminal force.
130	Assault.
131	Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation.
132	Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty.
133	Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation.
134	Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person.
135	Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person.
136	Assault or criminal force on grave provocation.
	Of Kidnapping, Abduction, Slavery And Forced Labour
137	Kidnapping.
138	Abduction
139	Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging.
140	Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom, etc.
141	Importation of girl or boy from foreign country.
142	Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person.
143	Trafficking of person.
144	Exploitation of a trafficked person.
145	Habitual dealing in slaves.
146	Unlawful compulsory labour.

CHAPTER VII — OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE (Section 147 – 158)

Section No.	Section Title
147	Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against Government of India.
148	Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 147.
149	Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Government of India.
150	Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war.
151	Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain exercise of any lawful power.
152	Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.
153	Waging war against Government of any foreign State at peace with Government of India.
154	Committing depredation on territories of foreign State at peace with Government of India.
155	Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 153 and 154.
156	Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape.
157	Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape.
158	Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner.

CHAPTER VIII — OF OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE (Section 159 – 168)

Section No.	Section Title
159	Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty.
160	Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof.
161	Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office.
162	Abetment of such assault, if assault committed.
163	Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman.
164	Harbouring deserter.
165	Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master.
166	Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman.
167	Persons subject to certain Acts.
168	Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman.

CHAPTER IX — OF OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTIONS (Section 169 – 177)

Section No.	Section Title
169	Candidate, electoral right defined.
170	Bribery.
171	Undue influence at elections.
172	Personation at elections.
173	Punishment for bribery.
174	Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election.
175	False statement in connection with an election.
176	Illegal payments in connection with an election.
177	Failure to keep election accounts.

CHAPTER X — OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN, CURRENCY-NOTES, BANK-NOTES, AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS (Section 178 – 188)

Section No.	Section Title
178	Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes.
179	Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.
180	Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.
181	Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.
182	Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes.
183	Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government.
184	Using Government stamp known to have been before used.
185	Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used.
186	Prohibition of fictitious stamps.
187	Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law.
188	Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint.

CHAPTER XI — OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY (Section 189 – 197)

Section No.	Section Title
189	Unlawful assembly.
190	Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object.
191	Rioting.
192	Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed; if not committed.
193	Liability of owner, occupier, etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place.
194	Affray.
195	Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.
196	Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony.
197	Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration.

CHAPTER XII — OF OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS (Section 198 – 205)

Section No.	Section Title
198	Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person.
199	Public servant disobeying direction under law.
200	Punishment for non-treatment of victim.
201	Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury.
202	Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade.
203	Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property.
204	Personating a public servant.
205	Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent.

CHAPTER XIII — OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS (Section 206 – 226)

Section No.	Section Title
206	Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding.
207	Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof.
208	Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant.
209	Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
210	Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce it.
211	Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it.
212	Furnishing false information.
213	Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it.
214	Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question.
215	Refusing to sign statement.
216	False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation.
217	False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to injury of another person.
218	Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant.
219	Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant.
220	Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant.
221	Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions.
222	Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance.
223	Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant.
224	Threat of injury to public servant.
225	Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant.
226	Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power.

CHAPTER XIV — OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE (Section 227 – 269)

Section No.	Section Title
227	Giving false evidence.
228	Fabricating false evidence.
229	Punishment for false evidence.
230	Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence.
231	Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment.
232	Threatening any person to give false evidence.
233	Using evidence known to be false.
234	Issuing or signing false certificate.
235	Using as true a certificate known to be false.
236	False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence
237	Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false.
238	Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender.
239	Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform.
240	Giving false information respecting an offence committed.
241	Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence.
242	False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution.
243	Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution.
244	Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution.
245	Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due.
246	Dishonestly making false claim in Court.
247	Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due.
248	False charge of offence made with intent to injure.
249	Harbouring offender.
250	Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment.
251	Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender.
252	Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc.
253	Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered.
254	Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits.
255	Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture.
256	Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture.
257	Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law.
258	Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law.
259	Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend.
260	Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed.
261	Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant.
262	Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension.
263	Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person.
264	Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for.
265	Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for.
266	Violation of condition of remission of punishment.
267	Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding.
268	Personation of assessor.
269	Failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court.

CHAPTER XV — OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCY AND MORALS (Section 270 – 297)

Section No.	Section Title
270	Public nuisance.
271	Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
272	Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.
273	Disobedience to quarantine rule.
274	Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale.
275	Sale of noxious food or drink.
276	Adulteration of drugs.
277	Sale of adulterated drugs.
278	Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation.
279	Fouling water of public spring or reservoir.
280	Making atmosphere noxious to health.
281	Rash driving or riding on a public way.
282	Rash navigation of vessel.
283	Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy.
284	Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel.
285	Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation.
286	Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance.
287	Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter.
288	Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance.
289	Negligent conduct with respect to machinery.
290	Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings, etc.
291	Negligent conduct with respect to animal.
292	Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for.
293	Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue.
294	Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.
295	Sale, etc., of obscene objects to child.
296	Obscene acts and songs.
297	Keeping lottery office.

CHAPTER XVI — OF OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION (Section 298 – 302)

Section No.	Section Title
298	Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any class.
299	Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.
300	Disturbing religious assembly.
301	Trespassing on burial places, etc.
302	Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person.

CHAPTER XVII — OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY (Section 303 – 334)

Section No.	Section Title
	Of Theft
303	Theft.
304	Snatching.
305	Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc.
306	Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master.
307	Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to committing of theft.
	Of Extortion
308	Extortion.
	Of Robbery And Dacoity
309	Robbery.
310	Dacoity.
311	Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt.
312	Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon.
313	Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers, etc.
	Of Criminal Misappropriation Of Property
314	Dishonest misappropriation of property.
315	Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death.
	Of Criminal Breach Of Trust
316	Criminal breach of trust.
	Of Receiving Stolen Property
317	Stolen property.
	Of Cheating
318	Cheating.
319	Cheating by personation.
	Of Fraudulent Deeds And Dispositions Of Property
320	Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors.
321	Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors.
322	Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration.
323	Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property.
	Of Mischief
324	Mischief.
325	Mischief by killing or maiming animal.
326	Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc.
327	Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden.
328	Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.
	Of Criminal Trespass
329	Criminal trespass and house-trespass.
330	House-trespass and hous-ebreaking.
331	Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking.
332	House-trespass in order to commit offence.
333	House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint.
334	Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property.

CHAPTER XVIII — OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS (Section 335 – 350)

Section No.	Section Title
335	Making a false document.
336	Forgery.
337	Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.
338	Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.
339	Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine.
340	Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine.
341	Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 338.
342	Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material.
343	Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security.
344	Falsification of accounts.
	Of Property Marks
345	Property mark.
346	Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury.
347	Counterfeiting a property mark.
348	Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark.
349	Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark.
350	Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods.

CHAPTER XIX — OF CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT, ANNOYANCE, DEFAMATION, ETC. (Section 351 – 357)

Section No.	Section Title
351	Criminal intimidation.
352	Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace.
353	Statements conducing to public mischief.
354	Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of Divine displeasure.
355	Misconduct in public by a drunken person.
	Of Defamation
356	Defamation.
	Of Breach Of Contract To Attend On And Supply Wants Of Helpless Person
357	Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person.

CHAPTER XX — REPEAL AND SAVINGS (Section 358)

Section No.	Section Title
358	Repeal and savings.

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Reference Link: New Criminal Laws (BNS), Ministry of Home Affairs