BNS Section 4

Section 4 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, outlines the various punishments that can be imposed on offenders.

IPC Section 53

The punishments to which offenders are liable under the provisions of this Sanhita are
(a) Death;
(b) Imprisonment for life, that is to say, imprisonment for remainder of a person’s natural life;
(c) Imprisonment, which is of two descriptions, namely:
      (1) Rigorous, that is, with hard labour;
      (2) Simple;
(d) Forfeiture of property;
(e) Fine;
(f) Community service.

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