Section 351 BNS (BNS 351): Criminal Intimidation Explained

351. Criminal intimidation.— (1) Whoever threatens another by any means, with any injury to his person, reputation or property, or to the person or reputation of any one in whom that person is interested, with intent to cause alarm to that person, or to cause that person to do any act which he is not legally … Read more

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Section 69 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023

Section 69 BNS : Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc.— Whoever, by deceitful means or by making promise to marry to a woman without any intention of fulfilling the same, has sexual intercourse with her, such sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rape, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for … Read more

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Section 75 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023

75. Sexual harassment.— (1) A man committing any of the following acts:— (2) Any man who commits the offence specified in clause (i) or clause (ii) or clause (iii) of sub-section (1) shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both. (3) Any … Read more

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Section 74 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023

74. Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.— Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby outrage her modesty, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be … Read more

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Section 73 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023

73. Printing or publishing of any matter relating to Court proceedings without permission.— Whoever prints or publishes any matter in relation to any proceeding before a Court with respect to an offence referred to in section 72 without the previous permission of such Court shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term … Read more

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Section 72 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023

72. Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc.— (1) Whoever prints or publishes the name or any matter which may make known the identity of any person against whom an offence under section 64 or section 65 or section 66 or section 67 or section 68 or section 69 or section 70 or … Read more

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Section 71 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023

71. Punishment for repeat offenders.— Whoever has been previously convicted of an offence punishable under section 64 or section 65 or section 66 or section 70 and is subsequently convicted of an offence punishable under any of the said sections shall be punished with imprisonment for life which shall mean imprisonment for the remainder of … Read more

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Section 70 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023

70. Gang rape.— (1) Where a woman is raped by one or more persons constituting a group or acting in furtherance of a common intention, each of those persons shall be deemed to have committed the offence of rape and shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than … Read more

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Section 68 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023

68. Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.— Whoever, being— (a) in a position of authority or in a fiduciary relationship; or(b) a public servant; or(c) superintendent or manager of a jail, remand home or other place of custody established by or under any law for the time being in force, or a women’s or … Read more

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Section 67 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023

67. Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation.— Whoever has sexual intercourse with his own wife, who is living separately, whether under a decree of separation or otherwise, without her consent, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than two years but which may … Read more

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Section 66 of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023

66. Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.— Whoever, commits an offence punishable under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 64 and in the course of such commission inflicts an injury which causes the death of the woman or causes the woman to be in a persistent vegetative state, … Read more

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