BNS 2023: Chapter V

Of Offences Against Women and Children

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

BNS 2023: Chapter V

Sections

Section 63: Rape.

Section 64: Punishment for rape.

Section 65: Punishment for rape in certain cases.

Section 66: Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.

Section 67: Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation or by a person in authority.

Section 68: Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.

Section 69: Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means etc.

Section 70: Gang rape.

Section 71: Punishment for repeat offenders.

Section 72: Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences, etc.

Section 73: Printing or publishing any matter relating to Court Proceedings without permission.

Section 74: Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.

Section 75: Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment.

Section 76: Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe.

Section 77: Voyeurism.

Section 78: Stalking.

Section 79: Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman.

Section 80: Dowry death.

Section 81: Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage.

Section 82: Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife.

Section 83: Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage.

Section 84: Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.

Section 85: Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.

Section 86: Cruelty defined.

Section 87: Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.

Section 88: Causing miscarriage.

Section 89: Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent.

Section 90: Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage.

Section 91: Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth.

Section 92: Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide.

Section 93: Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it.

Section 94: Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.

Section 95: Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence.

Section 96: Procuration of child.

Section 97: Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person.

Section 98: Selling child for purposes of prostitution, etc.

Section 99: Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc.

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