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| [[bns:section-7|Section 7. Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple]] | [[bns:section-7|Section 7. Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple]] |
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| [[bns:section-8 | Section 8. Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc ]] | [[bns:section-8| Section 8. Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc ]] |
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| [[bns:section-9| Section 9. Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences]] | [[bns:section-9| Section 9. Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences]] |
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| [[bns:section-10 | Section 10. Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful of which]] | [[bns:section-10| Section 10. Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful of which]] |
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| [[bns:section-11 | Section 11. Solitary confinement]] | [[bns:section-11| Section 11. Solitary confinement]] |
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| [[bns:section-12 | Section 12. Limit of solitary confinement]] | [[bns:section-12| Section 12. Limit of solitary confinement]] |
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| | [[bns:section-13| Section 13. Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction]] |
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| | **CHAPTER III : GENERAL EXCEPTIONS ** |
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| | [[bns:section-14| Section 14. Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law]] |
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| | [[bns:section-15| Section 15. Act of Judge when acting judicially]] |
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| | [[bns:section-16| Section 16. Act done pursuant to judgment or order of Court]] |
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| | [[bns:section-17| Section 17. Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law]] |
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| | [[bns:section-18| Section 18. Accident in doing a lawful act]] |
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| | [[bns:section-19| Section 19. Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm]] |
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| | [[bns:section-20| Section 20. Act of a child under seven years of age]] |
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| | [[bns:section-21| Section 21. Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding]] |
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| | [[bns:section-22| Section 22. Act of a person of unsound mind]] |
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| | [[bns:section-23| Section 23. Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will]] |
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| | [[bns:section-24| Section 24. Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated]] |
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| | [[bns:section-25| Section 25. Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent]] |
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| | [[bns:section-26| Section 26. Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit]] |
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| | [[bns:section-27| Section 27. Act done in good faith for benefit of child or person of unsound mind, by, or by consent of guardian]] |
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| | [[bns:section-28| Section 28. Consent known to be given under fear or misconception]] |
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| | [[bns:section-29| Section 29. Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused]] |
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| | [[bns:section-30| Section 30. Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent]] |
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| | [[bns:section-31| Section 31. Communication made in good faith]] |
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| | [[bns:section-32| Section 32. Act to which a person is compelled by threats]] |
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| | [[bns:section-33| Section 33. Act causing slight harm]] |
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| | //**Of right of private defence **// |
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| | [[bns:section-34| Section 34. Things done in private defence.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-35| Section 35. Right of private defence of body and of property.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-36| Section 36. Right of private defence against act of a person of unsound mind, etc.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-37| Section 37. Acts against which there is no right of private defence.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-38| Section 38. When right of private defence of body extends to causing death.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-39| Section 39. When such right extends to causing any harm other than death.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-40| Section 40. Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of body.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-41| Section 41. When right of private defence of property extends to causing death.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-42| Section 42. When such right extends to causing any harm other than death.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-43| Section 43. Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of property.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-44| Section 44. Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person.]] |
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| | **CHAPTER IV : OF ABETMENT, CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY AND ATTEMPT** |
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| | //**Of abetment **// |
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| | [[bns:section-45| Section 45. Abetment of a thing.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-46| Section 46. Abettor.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-47| Section 47. Abetment in India of offences outside India.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-48| Section 48. Abetment outside India for offence in India.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-49| Section 49. Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-50| Section 50. Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-51| Section 51. Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-52| Section 52. Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-53| Section 53. Liability of abettor for an effect caused by act abetted different from that intended by abettor.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-54| Section 54. Abettor present when offence is committed.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-55| Section 55. Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-56| Section 56. Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-57| Section 57. Abetting commission of offence by public or by more than ten persons.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-58| Section 58. Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-59| Section 59. Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-60| Section 60. Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.]] |
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| | //**Of criminal conspiracy **// |
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| | [[bns:section-61| Section 61. Criminal conspiracy.]] |
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| | //**Of attempt **// |
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| | [[bns:section-62| Section 62. Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment.]] |
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| | **CHAPTER V : OF OFFENCES AGAINST WOMAN AND CHILD ** |
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| | //**Of sexual offences **// |
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| | [[bns:section-63| Section 63. Rape.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-64| Section 64. Punishment for rape.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-65| Section 65. Punishment for rape in certain cases.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-66| Section 66. Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-67| Section 67. Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-68| Section 68. Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-69| Section 69. Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-70| Section 70. Gang rape.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-71| Section 71. Punishment for repeat offenders.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-72| Section 72. Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-73| Section 73. Printing or publishing any matter relating to Court proceedings without permission.]] |
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| | //**Of criminal force and assault against woman **// |
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| | [[bns:section-74| Section 74. Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-75| Section 75. Sexual harassment.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-76| Section 76. Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-77| Section 77. Voyeurism.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-78| Section 78. Stalking.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-79| Section 79. Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman.]] |
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| | //**Of offences relating to marriage **// |
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| | [[bns:section-80| Section 80. Dowry death.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-81| Section 81. Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-82| Section 82. Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-83| Section 83. Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-84| Section 84. Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-85| Section 85. Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-86| Section 86. Cruelty defined.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-87| Section 87. Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.]] |
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| | //**Of causing miscarriage, etc.**// |
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| | [[bns:section-88| Section 88. Causing miscarriage.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-89| Section 89. Causing miscarriage without woman's consent.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-90| Section 90. Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-91| Section 91. Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause to die after birth.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-92| Section 92. Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide.]] |
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| | //**Of offences against child **// |
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| | [[bns:section-93| Section 93. Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-94| Section 94. Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-95| Section 95. Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-96| Section 96. Procuration of child.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-97| Section 97. Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-98| Section 98. Selling child for purposes of prostitution, etc.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-99| Section 99. Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc.]] |
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| | **CHAPTER VI : OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY ** |
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| | //**Of offences affecting life **// |
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| | [[bns:section-100| Section 100. Culpable homicide.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-101| Section 101. Murder.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-102| Section 102. Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-103| Section 103. Punishment for murder.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-104| Section 104. Punishment for murder by life-convict.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-105| Section 105. Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-106| Section 106. Causing death by negligence.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-107| Section 107. Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-108| Section 108. Abetment of suicide.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-109| Section 109. Attempt to murder.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-110| Section 110. Attempt to commit culpable homicide.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-111| Section 111. Organised crime.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-112| Section 112. Petty organised crime.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-113| Section 113. Terrorist act.]] |
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| | //**Of hurt **// |
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| | [[bns:section-114| Section 114. Hurt.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-115| Section 115. Voluntarily causing hurt.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-116| Section 116. Grievous hurt.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-117| Section 117. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-118| Section 118. Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-119| Section 119. Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-120| Section 120. Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-121| Section 121. Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-122| Section 122. Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-123| Section 123. Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-124| Section 124. Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-125| Section 125. Act endangering life or personal safety of others.]] |
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| | //**Of wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement **// |
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| | [[bns:section-126| Section 126. Wrongful restraint.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-127| Section 127. Wrongful confinement.]] |
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| | //**Of criminal force and assault **// |
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| | [[bns:section-128| Section 128. Force.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-129| Section 129. Criminal force.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-130| Section 130. Assault.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-131| Section 131. Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-132| Section 132. Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-133| Section 133. Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-134| Section 134. Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-135| Section 135. Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-136| Section 136. Assault or criminal force on grave provocation.]] |
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| | //**Of kidnapping, abduction, slavery and forced labour **// |
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| | [[bns:section-137| Section 137. Kidnapping.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-138| Section 138. Abduction.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-139| Section 139. Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-140| Section 140. Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom, etc.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-141| Section 141. Importation of girl or boy from foreign country.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-142| Section 142. Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-143| Section 143. Trafficking of person.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-144| Section 144. Exploitation of a trafficked person.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-145| Section 145. Habitual dealing in slaves.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-146| Section 146. Unlawful compulsory labour.]] |
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| | **CHAPTER VII : OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE STATE ** |
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| | [[bns:section-147| Section 147. Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against Government of India.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-148| Section 148. Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 147.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-149| Section 149. Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Government of India.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-150| Section 150. Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-151| Section 151. Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain exercise of any lawful power.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-152| Section 152. Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-153| Section 153. Waging war against Government of any foreign State at peace with Government of India.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-154| Section 154. Committing depredation on territories of foreign State at peace with Government of India.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-155| Section 155. Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 153 and 154.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-156| Section 156. Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-157| Section 157. Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-158| Section 158. Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner.]] |
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| | **CHAPTER VIII : OF OFFENCES RELATING TO THE ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE** |
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| | [[bns:section-159| Section 159. Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-160| Section 160. Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-161| Section 161. Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-162| Section 162. Abetment of such assault, if assault committed.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-163| Section 163. Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-164| Section 164. Harbouring deserter.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-165| Section 165. Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-166| Section 166. Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-167| Section 167. Persons subject to certain Acts.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-168| Section 168. Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman.]] |
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| | **CHAPTER IX : OF OFFENCES RELATING TO ELECTIONS ** |
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| | [[bns:section-169| Section 169. Candidate, electoral right defined.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-170| Section 170. Bribery.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-171| Section 171. Undue influence at elections.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-172| Section 172. Personation at elections.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-173| Section 173. Punishment for bribery.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-174| Section 174. Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-175| Section 175. False statement in connection with an election.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-176| Section 176. Illegal payments in connection with an election.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-177| Section 177. Failure to keep election accounts.]] |
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| | **CHAPTER X : OF OFFENCES RELATING TO COIN, CURRENCY-NOTES, BANK-NOTES, AND GOVERNMENT STAMPS ** |
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| | [[bns:section-178| Section 178. Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-179| Section 179. Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-180| Section 180. Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-181| Section 181. Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-182| Section 182. Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-183| Section 183. Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-184| Section 184. Using Government stamp known to have been before used.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-185| Section 185. Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-186| Section 186. Prohibition of fictitious stamps.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-187| Section 187. Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-188| Section 188. Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint.]] |
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| | **CHAPTER XI : OF OFFENCES AGAINST THE PUBLIC TRANQUILLITY ** |
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| | [[bns:section-189| Section 189. Unlawful assembly.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-190| Section 190. Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-191| Section 191. Rioting.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-192| Section 192. Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed; if not committed.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-193| Section 193. Liability of owner, occupier, etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-194| Section 194. Affray.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-195| Section 195. Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-196| Section 196. Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-197| Section 197. Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration.]] |
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| | **CHAPTER XII : OF OFFENCES BY OR RELATING TO PUBLIC SERVANTS ** |
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| | [[bns:section-198| Section 198. Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-199| Section 199. Public servant disobeying direction under law.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-200| Section 200. Punishment for non-treatment of victim.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-201| Section 201. Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-202| Section 202. Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-203| Section 203. Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-204| Section 204. Personating a public servant.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-205| Section 205. Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent.]] |
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| | **CHAPTER XIII : OF CONTEMPTS OF THE LAWFUL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC SERVANTS ** |
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| | [[bns:section-206| Section 206. Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-207| Section 207. Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-208| Section 208. Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-209| Section 209. Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-210| Section 210. Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce it.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-211| Section 211. Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-212| Section 212. Furnishing false information.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-213| Section 213. Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-214| Section 214. Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-215| Section 215. Refusing to sign statement.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-216| Section 216. False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-217| Section 217. False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to injury of another person.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-218| Section 218. Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-219| Section 219. Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-220| Section 220. Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-221| Section 221. Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-222| Section 222. Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-223| Section 223. Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-224| Section 224. Threat of injury to public servant.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-225| Section 225. Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-226| Section 226. Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power.]] |
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| | **CHAPTER XIV : OF FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE ** |
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| | [[bns:section-227| Section 227. Giving false evidence.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-228| Section 228. Fabricating false evidence.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-229| Section 229. Punishment for false evidence.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-230| Section 230. Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-231| Section 231. Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-232| Section 232. Threatening any person to give false evidence.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-233| Section 233. Using evidence known to be false.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-234| Section 234. Issuing or signing false certificate.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-235| Section 235. Using as true a certificate known to be false.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-236| Section 236. False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-237| Section 237. Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-238| Section 238. Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-239| Section 239. Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-240| Section 240. Giving false information respecting an offence committed.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-241| Section 241. Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-242| Section 242. False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-243| Section 243. Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-244| Section 244. Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-245| Section 245. Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-246| Section 246. Dishonestly making false claim in Court.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-247| Section 247. Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-248| Section 248. False charge of offence made with intent to injure.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-249| Section 249. Harbouring offender.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-250| Section 250. Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-251| Section 251. Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-252| Section 252. Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-253| Section 253. Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-254| Section 254. Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-255| Section 255. Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-256| Section 256. Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-257| Section 257. Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-258| Section 258. Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-259| Section 259. Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-260| Section 260. Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-261| Section 261. Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-262| Section 262. Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-263| Section 263. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-264| Section 264. Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-265| Section 265. Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-266| Section 266. Violation of condition of remission of punishment.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-267| Section 267. Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-268| Section 268. Personation of assessor.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-269| Section 269. Failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court.]] |
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| | **CHAPTER XV : OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, CONVENIENCE, DECENCY AND MORALS ** |
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| | [[bns:section-270| Section 270. Public nuisance.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-271| Section 271. Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-272| Section 272. Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-273| Section 273. Disobedience to quarantine rule.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-274| Section 274. Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-275| Section 275. Sale of noxious food or drink.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-276| Section 276. Adulteration of drugs.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-277| Section 277. Sale of adulterated drugs.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-278| Section 278. Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-279| Section 279. Fouling water of public spring or reservoir.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-280| Section 280. Making atmosphere noxious to health.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-281| Section 281. Rash driving or riding on a public way.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-282| Section 282. Rash navigation of vessel.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-283| Section 283. Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-284| Section 284. Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-285| Section 285. Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-286| Section 286. Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-287| Section 287. Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-288| Section 288. Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-289| Section 289. Negligent conduct with respect to machinery.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-290| Section 290. Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings, etc.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-291| Section 291. Negligent conduct with respect to animal.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-292| Section 292. Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-293| Section 293. Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-294| Section 294. Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-295| Section 295. Sale, etc., of obscene objects to child.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-296| Section 296. Obscene acts and songs.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-297| Section 297. Keeping lottery office.]] |
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| | **CHAPTER XVI : OF OFFENCES RELATING TO RELIGION ** |
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| | [[bns:section-298| Section 298. Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any class.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-299| Section 299. Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-300| Section 300. Disturbing religious assembly.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-301| Section 301. Trespassing on burial places, etc.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-302| Section 302. Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person.]] |
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| | **CHAPTER XVII : OF OFFENCES AGAINST PROPERTY ** |
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| | //**Of theft **// |
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| | [[bns:section-303| Section 303. Theft.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-304| Section 304. Snatching.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-305| Section 305. Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-306| Section 306. Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-307| Section 307. Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to committing of theft.]] |
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| | //**Of extortion **// |
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| | [[bns:section-308| Section 308. Extortion.]] |
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| | //**Of robbery and dacoity **// |
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| | [[bns:section-309| Section 309. Robbery.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-310| Section 310. Dacoity.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-311| Section 311. Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-312| Section 312. Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-313| Section 313. Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers, etc.]] |
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| | //**Of criminal misappropriation of property **// |
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| | [[bns:section-314| Section 314. Dishonest misappropriation of property.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-315| Section 315. Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death.]] |
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| | //**Of criminal breach of trust **// |
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| | [[bns:section-316| Section 316. Criminal breach of trust.]] |
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| | //**Of receiving stolen property **// |
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| | [[bns:section-317| Section 317. Stolen property.]] |
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| | //**Of cheating **// |
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| | [[bns:section-318| Section 318. Cheating.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-319| Section 319. Cheating by personation.]] |
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| | //**Of fraudulent deeds and dispositions of property **// |
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| | [[bns:section-320| Section 320. Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-321| Section 321. Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-322| Section 322. Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-323| Section 323. Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property.]] |
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| | //**Of mischief **// |
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| | [[bns:section-324| Section 324. Mischief.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-325| Section 325. Mischief by killing or maiming animal.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-326| Section 326. Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-327| Section 327. Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-328| Section 328. Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.]] |
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| | //**Of criminal trespass **// |
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| | [[bns:section-329| Section 329. Criminal trespass and house-trespass.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-330| Section 330. House-trespass and hous-ebreaking.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-331| Section 331. Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-332| Section 332. House-trespass in order to commit offence.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-333| Section 333. House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-334| Section 334. Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property.]] |
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| | **CHAPTER XVIII : OF OFFENCES RELATING TO DOCUMENTS AND TO PROPERTY MARKS ** |
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| | [[bns:section-335| Section 335. Making a false document.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-336| Section 336. Forgery.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-337| Section 337. Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-338| Section 338. Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-339| Section 339. Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-340| Section 340. Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-341| Section 341. Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 338.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-342| Section 342. Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-343| Section 343. Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-344| Section 344. Falsification of accounts.]] |
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| | //**Of property marks **// |
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| | [[bns:section-345| Section 345. Property mark.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-346| Section 346. Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-347| Section 347. Counterfeiting a property mark.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-348| Section 348. Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-349| Section 349. Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-350| Section 350. Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods.]] |
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| | **CHAPTER XIX : OF CRIMINAL INTIMIDATION, INSULT, ANNOYANCE, DEFAMATION, ETC. ** |
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| | [[bns:section-351| Section 351. Criminal intimidation.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-352| Section 352. Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-353| Section 353. Statements conducing to public mischief.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-354| Section 354. Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of Divine displeasure.]] |
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| | [[bns:section-355| Section 355. Misconduct in public by a drunken person.]] |
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| | //**Of defamation **// |
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| | [[bns:section-356| Section 356. Defamation.]] |
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| | //**Of breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person **// |
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| | [[bns:section-357| Section 357. Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person.]] |
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| | **CHAPTER XX : REPEAL AND SAVINGS ** |
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| | [[bns:section-358| Section 358. Repeal and savings.]] |
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| [[bns:section-13 | Section 13. Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction]] | |
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