The Bare Act
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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20 chapters · 358 sections
Chapter VIII
Of Offences Relating To The Army, Navy And Air Force
10 sections
- Section 159Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty
- Section 160Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof
- Section 161Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office
- Section 162Abetment of such assault, if the assault committed
- Section 163Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
- Section 164Harbouring deserter
- Section 165Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
- Section 166Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman
- Section 167Persons subject to certain Acts
- Section 168Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman
Chapter VIII
Of Offences Relating To The Army, Navy And Air Force
10 sections
- Section 159Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty
- Section 160Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof
- Section 161Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office
- Section 162Abetment of such assault, if the assault committed
- Section 163Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman
- Section 164Harbouring deserter
- Section 165Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master
- Section 166Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman
- Section 167Persons subject to certain Acts
- Section 168Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman
About the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) is India’s primary criminal code. It came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), which had governed criminal offences in India for over 160 years. The BNS is one of three criminal-law statutes overhauled in 2023 — alongside the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (which replaced the CrPC) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (which replaced the Indian Evidence Act).
The act runs to roughly 358 sections, organised into 20 chapters. While the substantive structure largely mirrors the IPC, the BNS reorganises offences, introduces community service as a form of punishment, codifies new offences (such as terrorism and organised crime) and removes archaic categories that had fallen out of use. Where a BNS section has a direct IPC ancestor, the corresponding IPC section is noted on the section page.
This page indexes the full text of every BNS section, sourced and kept current with official notifications. Use the search above to find a section by keyword (e.g. “rape”, “abetment”) or by section number. Use the IPC converter if you’re translating an older IPC reference into its BNS equivalent.