You will read about the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 in this category. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita is the official criminal code in India. It was introduced in December 2023 to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which dates back to the British India era.
Section 179 BNS | BNS 179 Whoever imports or exports, or sells or delivers to, or buys or receives from, any other person, or otherwise traffics or uses as genuine, any forged or counterfeit coin, stamp, currency-note or bank-note, knowing or having reason to believe the same to be forged or counterfeit, shall be punished … Read more
Section 178 BNS | BNS 178 Whoever counterfeits, or knowingly performs any part of the process of counterfeiting, any coin, stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue, currency-note or bank-note, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and … Read more
Section 177 BNS | BNS 177 Whoever being required by any law for the time being in force or any rule having the force of law to keep accounts of expenses incurred at or in connection with an election fails to keep such accounts shall be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand … Read more
Section 176 BNS Whoever without the general or special authority in writing of a candidate incurs or authorises expenses on account of the holding of any public meeting, or upon any advertisement, circular or publication, or in any other way whatsoever for the purpose of promoting or procuring the election of such candidate, shall be … Read more
Section 175 BNS | BNS 175 Whoever with intent to affect the result of an election makes or publishes any statement purporting to be a statement of fact which is false and which he either knows or believes to be false or does not believe to be true, in relation to the personal character or … Read more
Section 174 BNS | BNS 174 Whoever commits the offence of undue influence or personation at an election shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year or with fine, or with both. Reference Link: New Criminal Laws (BNS), Ministry of Home Affairs
Section 173 BNS | BNS 173 Whoever commits the offence of bribery shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both: Provided that bribery by treating shall be punished with fine only. Explanation.—“Treating” means that form of bribery where the gratification … Read more
Section 172 BNS | BNS 172 | BNS Section 172 Whoever at an election applies for a voting paper on votes in the name of any other person, whether living or dead, or in a fictitious name, or who having voted once at such election applies at the same election for a voting paper in … Read more
Section 171 BNS | BNS 171 | BNS Section 171 171(1) BNS Whoever voluntarily interferes or attempts to interfere with the free exercise of any electoral right commits the offence of undue influence at an election. 171(2) BNS Without prejudice to the generality of the provisions of sub-section (1), whoever— 171(3) BNS A declaration of … Read more
Section 170 BNS | BNS 170 | BNS Section 170 170(1) BNS Whoever— 170(2) BNS A person who offers, or agrees to give, or offers or attempts to procure, a gratification shall be deemed to give a gratification. 170(3) BNS A person who obtains or agrees to accept or attempts to obtain a gratification shall … Read more