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BNSChapter VISection 128
Section128

Force

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Summary

Causing motion, a change in motion, or stopping motion of another person counts as using force, including causing an object to move so it touches their body, clothes, or affects their sense of feeling. The motion can be caused by your own bodily power, by placing a thing so it moves without any further act, or by inducing an animal to move. Touching the person directly is not necessary.

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Priya loosens a stack of mango crates on a shelf so one falls and hits Ravi on the arm. Even though Priya did not touch Ravi, her act caused the crate to move and contact him, so it counts as using force under this rule.

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Enacted text

A person is said to use force to another if he causes motion, change of motion, or cessation of motion to that other, or if he causes to any substance such motion, or change of motion, or cessation of motion as brings that substance into contact with any part of that other’s body, or with anything which that other is wearing or carrying, or with anything so situated that such contact affects that other’s sense of feeling;

Provided that the person causing the motion, or change of motion, or cessation of motion, causes that motion, change of motion, or cessation of motion in one of the following three ways, namely:

  • (a) by his own bodily power;

  • (b) by disposing any substance in such a manner that the motion or change or cessation of motion takes place without any further act on his part, or on the part of any other person;

  • (c) by inducing any animal to move, to change its motion, or to cease to move.

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VI

Chapter VI

Of Offences Affecting The Human Body

In this chapter

  • 100Culpable homicide
  • 101Murder
  • 102Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
  • 103Punishment for murder
  • 104Punishment for murder by life-convict
  • 105Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
  • 106Causing death by negligence
  • 107Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind
  • 108Abetment of suicide
  • 109Attempt to murder
  • 110Attempt to commit culpable homicide
  • 111Organised crime
  • 112Petty organised crime
  • 113Terrorist act
  • 114Hurt
  • 115Voluntarily causing hurt
  • 116Grievous hurt
  • 117Voluntarily causing grievous hurt
  • 118Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means
  • 119Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal to an act
  • 120Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property
  • 121Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty
  • 122Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation
  • 123Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence
  • 124Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc
  • 125Act endangering life or personal safety of others
  • 126Wrongful restraint
  • 127Wrongful confinement
  • 128Force
  • 129Criminal force
  • 130Assault
  • 131Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation
  • 132Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty
  • 133Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonor person, otherwise than on grave provocation
  • 134Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person
  • 135Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person
  • 136Assault or criminal force on grave provocation
  • 137Kidnapping
  • 138Abduction
  • 139Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging
  • 140Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom etc
  • 141Importation of girl or boy from foreign country
  • 142Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person
  • 143Trafficking of person
  • 144Exploitation of a trafficked person
  • 145Habitual dealing in slaves
  • 146Unlawful compulsory labour
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