BNS Section 95 — Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence
Section 95 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 addresses “Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence”. Read the provision below with its qualifications, exceptions and chapter context; the official source is linked alongside it.
95. Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence.—Whoever hires, employs or engages any child to commit an offence shall be punished with imprisonment of either description which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to ten years, and with fine; and if the offence be committed shall also be punished with the punishment provided for that offence as if the offence has been committed by such person himself. ¶
Explanation.—Hiring, employing, engaging or using a child for sexual exploitation or pornography is covered within the meaning of this section. ¶
Source edition: 6 October 2025. This preview uses extracted India Code text. Editorial verification and checks for subsequent amendments and commencement notifications are pending. About the source →