Chapter V BNS — Of offences against woman and child

01Sections in this chapter

• § 63Rapewas IPC 375
• § 64Punishment for rapewas IPC 376
• § 65Punishment for rape in certain caseswas IPC 376(3) and 376AB
• § 66Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victimwas IPC 376A
• § 67Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separationwas IPC 376B
• § 68Sexual intercourse by a person in authoritywas IPC 376C
• § 69Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means etcNew
• § 70Gang rapewas IPC 376D and 376DA
• § 71Punishment for repeat offenderswas IPC 376E
• § 72Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etcwas IPC 228A
• § 73Printing or publishing of any matter relating to Court proceedings without permissionwas IPC 228A(3)
• § 74Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modestywas IPC 354
• § 75Sexual harassmentwas IPC 354A
• § 76Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobewas IPC 354B
• § 77Voyeurismwas IPC 354C
• § 78Stalkingwas IPC 354D
• § 79Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a womanwas IPC 509
• § 80Dowry deathwas IPC 304B
• § 81Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriagewas IPC 493
• § 82Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wifewas IPC 494 and 495
• § 83Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriagewas IPC 496
• § 84Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married womanwas IPC 498
• § 85Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to crueltywas IPC 498A
• § 86Cruelty Definedwas IPC 498A
• § 87Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etcwas IPC 366
• § 88Causing miscarriagewas IPC 312
• § 89Causing miscarriage without woman’s consentwas IPC 313
• § 90Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriagewas IPC 314
• § 91Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause to die after birthwas IPC 315
• § 92Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicidewas IPC 316
• § 93Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of itwas IPC 317
• § 94Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead bodywas IPC 318
• § 95Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offenceNew
• § 96Procuration of childwas IPC 366A
• § 97Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its personwas IPC 369
• § 98Selling child for purposes of prostitution, etcwas IPC 372
• § 99Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etcwas IPC 373

02New in the BNS

These sections have no counterpart in the Indian Penal Code — offences or rules the BNS added.

• § 69 — Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means etc
• § 95 — Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence

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