BNS Section 21 — Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding
Section 21 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
21. Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding.— Nothing is an offence which is done by a child above seven years of age and under twelve years of age, who has not attained sufficient maturity of understanding to judge of the nature and consequences of his conduct on that occasion. ¶
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