Table of Some Offences and Corresponding Punishments
S. Offence Punishment BNS
No.
Imprisonment not less than 10 years and
more (can extend to life imprisonment)
and also be liable to fine. Death penalty is
1. Rape also provided in cases of gang rape for u/s 65- 73
women under 18 years of age and repeat
offender.
Physical relation
2. with a woman by Punishable with imprisonment that may
employing deceitful u/s 69
extend to 10 years and fine.
means
Punishable with imprisonment that may
3. Bigamy extend to 7 years and fine. u/s 81
Abetment in India Whoever abets any offence shall, if the
act abetted is committed in consequence
of offences outside of the abetment, and no express provision u/s 47
4. India. Abetment is made by this Sanhita for the u/s 48
outside India for punishment of such abetment, be u/s 49
punished with the punishment provided for
offences in India
the offence.
Whoever is guilty of rioting, being armed
with a deadly weapon or with anything
which, used as a weapon of offence, is
5. Riot likely to cause death, shall be punished with u/s 189
imprisonment of either description for a
term which may extend to five years, or with
fine, or with both.
Punishablewithdeathorimprisonment for life
6. Terrorist act without the benefit of parole and a fine of u/s 113
not less than 10 lakhs.
S. Offence Punishment BNS
No.
Abandonment of
child under 12 years Punishable with imprisonment that may
7. by parents or u/s 91
person taking care extend to 7 years or with fine or with both.
of it
Section 95 of BN forbids the exploitation of
children and punishes anyone who recruits,
engages, or employs kids in illegal activity.
Punishment— imprisonment for not less than
3 years and may extend up to 10 years with fine.
Offences against Section 96 — imprisonment may extend up
u/s 95
8. to 10 years with fine.
children u/s 96- 99
Section 97 — imprisonment may extend up
to 7 years with fine.
Section 98 — imprisonment may extend up
to 10 years with fine.
Section 99 — imprisonment may
extend up to 14 years with fine.
Waging war
Be punished with imprisonment for life, to
against the
which fine may be added, or with imprisonment
government of any
9. Foreign State at of either description for a term which may u/s 151
peace with extend to seven years, to which fine may be
Government of added, or with fine.
India.
Imprisonment of either description for a term
10. Snatching which may extend to three years, and shall also u/s 302
be liable to fine.
S. No. Offence Punishment BNS
Right to private BNS 2023 provides rights to private
11. defence defence in varied circumstances.
u/s 34- 44
Imprisonment of either description of a
Rash and
12. term which may extend to ten years, and u/s 106
negligent driving shall also be liable to fine.
Organised crime is any continuing unlawful
activity including
kidnapping, robbery, vehicle theft,
extortion, land grabbing, contract killing,
13. Organised crime economic offence, cyber- crimes, trafficking u/s 111
of persons, by any person or a group of
persons acting in concert. The maximum
punishment which can be awarded for
organised crime is death penalty.
