be (in certain cases of of either description, it shall be competent to the Court which sentences such offender to imprisonment) direct in the sentence that such imprisonment shall be wholly rigorous, or that such wholly or imprisonment shall be wholly simple, or that any part of such imprisonment shall be rigorous partly rigorous or…
terms of reckoned as equivalent to imprisonment for twenty years unless otherwise provided. punishment. merits of any performance which its author has submitted to the judgment of the public, or respecting the character of the author so far as his character appears in such performance, and no further. Explanation.—A performance may be submitted to the…
of sentence. any punishment under this Sanhita to any other punishment in accordance with section 474 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Explanation.––For the purposes of this section the expression “appropriate Government” means,–– (a) in cases where the sentence is a sentence of death or is for an offence against any law relating to…
are— (a) Death; (b) Imprisonment for life; (c) Imprisonment, which is of two descriptions, namely:— (1) Rigorous, that is, with hard labour; (2) Simple; (d) Forfeiture of property; (e) Fine; (f) Community Service. an abetment is also an offence. Illustration. A instigates B to instigate C to murder Z. B accordingly instigates C to murder…
explanations. and every Illustration of every such definition or penal provision, shall be understood subject to the exceptions contained in the Chapter entitled “General Exceptions”, though those exceptions are not repeated in such definition, penal provision, or Illustration. Illustrations. (a) The sections in this Sanhita, which contain definitions of offences, do not express that a…
(1) “act” denotes as well a series of acts as a single act; (2) “animal” means any living creature, other than a human being; (3) “child” means any person below the age of eighteen years; (4) “counterfeit”.––A person is said to “counterfeit” who causes one thing to resemble another thing, intending by means of that…
commencement (2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification and in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions application. of this Sanhita. 2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY ____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ [Part II— _____________________________________________________________ ____________ (3) Every person shall be liable to…