BNS 2023Chapter IIPC: IPC Section 2 & 3
Section 2
Definitions
Preliminary
Plain English Explanation
Section 2 provides definitions for key terms used throughout the BNS. Important definitions include: "child" (below 18 years), "counterfeit", "document", "fraudulently", "dishonestly", "Government", "injury", "judge", "money", "public servant", "reason to believe", "valuable security", and "woman". These definitions determine how offences are interpreted and prosecuted.
Legal Text
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Section 2
In this Sanhita, unless the context otherwise requires— (1) "act" denotes as well a series of acts as a single act; (2) "animal" denotes any living creature, other than a human being; (3) "child" means a person who has not completed eighteen years of age; (22) "document" includes any matter expressed or described upon any substance by means of letters, figures or marks, or by more than one of those means, intended to be used, or which may be used, as evidence of that matter...
Keywords
definitionschilddocumentfraudulentlypublic servantvaluable securityinjury
Related Sections
IPC Equivalent
IPC Section 2 & 3
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