BNS103
BNS Section 103: Punishment for murder
Ch VI · Of Offences Affecting the Human Body
Gazette p.47
Punishment
- (1) punished with death or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine
- (2) punished with death or with imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine
Depends on which sub-section applies. Copied verbatim from the text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- (1) Cognizable · Non-bailable · Court of Session (Murder)
- (2) Cognizable · Non-bailable · Court of Session (Murder by group of five or more persons)
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS103. Punishment for murder.—(1) Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.(2) When a group of five or more persons acting in concert commits murder on the ground of race, caste or community, sex, place of birth, language, personal belief or any other similar ground each member of such group shall be punished with death or with imprisonment for life, and shall also be liable to fine.
Corresponds (indicatively) to IPC 302 of the repealed Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC → BNS table
Cite as: Section 103, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)