BNS 2023Chapter XVIIPC: IPC Section 304
Section 103
Culpable Homicide Not Amounting to Murder
Offences Affecting the Human Body
Plain English Explanation
Culpable homicide not amounting to murder (CHNAM) is a lesser offence where death is caused but does not meet the full definition of murder. Punishment: up to 10 years or life imprisonment + fine. This covers cases where death results from an act done with knowledge that it is likely to cause death, but without the full intention required for murder.
Legal Text
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Section 103
(1) Whoever commits culpable homicide not amounting to murder shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine, if the act by which the death is caused is done with the intention of causing death...
Keywords
culpable homicideCHNAMmanslaughterhomicide
Related Sections
Punishment
Imprisonment for life or up to 10 years + fine
IPC Equivalent
IPC Section 304
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