BNS104
BNS Section 104: Punishment for murder by life-convict
Ch VI · Of Offences Affecting the Human Body
Gazette p.47
Punishment punished with death or with imprisonment for life, which shall mean the remainder of that person’s natural life
Copied verbatim from the section text below.
Arrest, bail & court
- Cognizable · Non-bailable · Court of Session
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS104. Punishment for murder by life-convict.— Whoever, being under sentence of imprisonment for life, commits murder, shall be punished with death or with imprisonment for life, which shall mean the remainder of that person’s natural life.
Cite as: Section 104, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)