Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Section 21

BNS 21: earlier IPC 83

Section 21 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 83 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. BNS 21 deals with act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

BNS 21 was IPC 83.

Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding.

Carried over
97% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. IV
s. 83
Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding
Nothing is an offence which is done by a child above seven years of age and under twelve, who has not attained sufficient maturity of understanding to judge of the nature and consequences of his conduct on that occasion.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. III
s. 21
Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding.
Nothing is an offence which is done by a child above seven years of age and under twelve years of age, who has not attained sufficient maturity of understanding to judge of the nature and consequences of his conduct on that occasion.
Text from India Code

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