BNS / Chapter V
CHAPTER V · SECTIONS 63–99
Of Offences Against Woman And Child
Explore BNS Chapter 5, covering sections 63–99 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Open a section to read its statutory text and official source.
§ 63BNS Section 63 — Rape§ 64BNS Section 64 — Punishment for rape§ 65BNS Section 65 — Punishment for rape in certain cases§ 66BNS Section 66 — Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim§ 67BNS Section 67 — Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation§ 68BNS Section 68 — Sexual intercourse by a person in authority§ 69BNS Section 69 — Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc§ 70BNS Section 70 — Gang rape§ 71BNS Section 71 — Punishment for repeat offenders§ 72BNS Section 72 — Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc§ 73BNS Section 73 — Printing or publishing any matter relating to Court proceedings without permission§ 74BNS Section 74 — Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty§ 75BNS Section 75 — Sexual harassment§ 76BNS Section 76 — Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe§ 77BNS Section 77 — Voyeurism§ 78BNS Section 78 — Stalking§ 79BNS Section 79 — Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman§ 80BNS Section 80 — Dowry death§ 81BNS Section 81 — Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage§ 82BNS Section 82 — Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife§ 83BNS Section 83 — Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage§ 84BNS Section 84 — Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman§ 85BNS Section 85 — Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty§ 86BNS Section 86 — Cruelty defined§ 87BNS Section 87 — Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc§ 88BNS Section 88 — Causing miscarriage§ 89BNS Section 89 — Causing miscarriage without woman's consent§ 90BNS Section 90 — Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage§ 91BNS Section 91 — Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause to die after birth§ 92BNS Section 92 — Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide§ 93BNS Section 93 — Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it§ 94BNS Section 94 — Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body§ 95BNS Section 95 — Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence§ 96BNS Section 96 — Procuration of child§ 97BNS Section 97 — Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person§ 98BNS Section 98 — Selling child for purposes of prostitution, etc§ 99BNS Section 99 — Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc
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