BNS146
BNS Section 146: Unlawful compulsory labour
Ch VI · Of Offences Affecting the Human Body
Gazette p.59
Punishment punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both
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Arrest, bail & court
- Cognizable · Bailable · Any Magistrate
From the BNSS, 2023, First Schedule (machine-extracted; check the Schedule for anything consequential).
Verbatim · BNS146. Unlawful compulsory labour.— Whoever unlawfully compels any person to labour against the will of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Cite as: Section 146, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 45 of 2023)