Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), BNSS, and BSA Practice Flashcards

A comprehensive collection of vocabulary terms based on the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) 2023 legal frameworks.

BNS Section $2(24)$

Defines offense

BNS Section $2(14)$

Defines injury

BNS Section $2(6)$

Defines death

BNS Section $2(23)$

Defines oath

BNS Section $2(11)$

Defines good faith

BNS Section $20$

Act of a child under $7$ years of age

BNS Section $21$

Act of a child above $7$ and under $12$ years of age of immature understanding

BNS Section $22$

Act of a person of unsound mind

BNS Section $23$

Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will

BNS Section 24

Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated

Section 25 BNS

Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt done with consent

Section 26 BNS

Act done in good faith for benefit of the persons, with consent, not intended to cause death

Section 27 BNS

Act done in good faith for benefit or minor/person with unsound mind or with guardian consent

BNS Section $28$

Consent known to be given under fear or misconception is not valid

BNS Section $30$

Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent

BNS Section $200$

Punishment for non-treatment of victim (up to $1$ year with/without fine)

BNS Section $208$

Punishment for non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant such as summons (imprisonment up to $6$ months with/without fine up to $10,000$)

BNS Section $211$

Omission to give notice to public servant by person legally bound to give it

BNS Section $212$

Furnishing false information

BNS Section $226$

Punishment for attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain any public servant from discharging his official duty

BNS Section $227$

Perjury definition - Giving false evidence

BNS Section $228$

Fabricating false evidence

BNS Section 229

Punishment for Perjury (upto 7 years and fine)

BNS Section $234$

Issuing or signing false certificate

BNS Section $238$

Causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender

BNS Section 239

Punishment for intentional omission to give information of offence by a person bound to inform

BNS Section $241$

Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence

BNS Section 72

Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offenses (rape) etc.

BNS Section 73

Printing/ Publishing any matter relating to court proceedings without permission

BNS Section $286$

Punishment for negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance

BNS Section $100$

Defines culpable homicide not amounting to murder

BNS Section $101$

Defines murder

BNS section 103

Punishment for murder (death or life imprisonment)

BNS Section 104

punishment for murder by person already undergoing life imprisonment (death)

BNS Section 105

Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder (10yrs to life)

BNS Section $106(1)$

Punishment for causing death by rash and negligent act (up to $5$ years imprisonment, but up to $2$ years if a doctor is involved)

BNS Section $106(2)$

Deals with hit and run, where imprisonment is up to $10$ years and fine

BNS Section $80$

Punishment for dowry death ($7$ years to life imprisonment)

BNS Section 107

Abetment to suicide of child or person of unsound mind

BNS Section $108$

Punishment for abetment of suicide (up to $10$ years and fine)

BNS Section 109

Attempt to commit murder (upto 10 yrs & fire)

BNS Section $88$

Punishment for causing miscarriage extends to $7$ years if the woman was quick with child

Section 89 BNS

Criminal abortion without woman’s consent

Section 90 BNS

Death due to criminal abortion

Section 91 BNS

Any act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or cause death after birth

BNS Section $92$

Punishment for causing death of a quick unborn child by an act amounting to culpable homicide

Section 93 BNS

Abandonment of child under 12 years

Section 94 BNS

Concealment of birth by secret disposal of child’s body

BNS Section $114$

Defines hurt

BNS Section 115

Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt

BNS Section $116$

Defines grievous hurt

BNS Section $117$

Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt

BNS Secrion 118

Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means

BNS Section $124(1)$

Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt by acids or causing a person to be in PVS

BNS Section 124(2)

Voluntarily throwing or attempt to throw acid punishment

BNS Section 123

Punishment for causing hurt by means of poison with intent to commit offence

BNS Section 125

Causing hurt by rash and negligent act endangering life and personal safety of other

BNS Section $130$

Defines assault

BNS Section 131

Punishment for assault

BNS Section $137(1)$

Defines kidnapping as taking a person from lawful guardianship (under $16$ in males, under $18$ for females)

BNS Section $138$

Defines abduction

BNS Section 140

1) kidnap for murder

2) kidnap for ransom

BNS Section 96

Procurement of minor girl for illicit intercourse

BNS Section $63$

Defines rape

BNS Section 64

Rape punishment

BNS Section 65

Punishment for

1) Rape of girl under 16

2) Rape of girl under 12

BNS Section 66

Causing death or pvs by rape victim

BNS Section 67

Intercourse by husband on wife during separation

BNS Section 68

Sexual intercourse by authority, not amounting to rape

BNS Section $69$

Engaging in sexual activity on a false promise of marriage or other deceitful means

Gang Rape (BNS Section $70(1)$)

Punishment for gang rape ($20$ years to life imprisonment)

BNS Section $292$

Punishment for public nuisance like frotteurism (fine $1000$)

BNS Section $296$

Punishment for obscene acts and songs (up to $3$ months with/without fine)

BNS Section 85

Punishment for husband or relative subjecting woman to cruelty

BNS Section 301

Indignity to human corpse

BNSS Section $2(1)$

Defines Cognizable offence

BNSS 33

Public to give information of certain offences to police

52 BNSS

Rape accused examination

184 BNSS

Rape victim examination

63 to 71 BNSS

Summons

BNSS Section $51(2)$

Examination of female accused only by or under the supervision of female doctor

BNSS Section $194$

Police inquest

BNSS 196

Magistrate inquest

BNSS Section $366$

Examination of a survivor of sexual assault must be conducted in camera

397 BNSS

Free treatment to rape victim and inform police

BNSS Section $456$

Commutation of sentence of death on pregnant woman

BSA 2(1)

Evidence

BSA Section $26$

Dying Declaration

Statement made by a person as to the cause of their death

BSA Section $39(1)$

Opinion of experts

BSA Section 110

Presumption of being alive (burden of proving death of person known to have been alive within 30 years)

BSA Section $111$

Presumption of Death

Burden of proving that person is alive who has not been heard of for $7$ years

120 BSA

Presume absence of consent in certain cases of rape

BSA Section $142$

Procedures in examining witness in a court of law (Examination-in-chief)

143 BSA

Order of examinations

BSA Section $157$

Hostile Witness

Question by party to his own witness