Section 103 BNS – Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 & equivalent IPC Section

Section-103 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: Punishment for murder –with corresponding and equivalent Sections of IPC-Indian Penal Code.

Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023Indian Penal Code, 1860 (corresponding section)
103. (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.
302. Punishment for murder.—Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death or 1[imprisonment for life], and shall also be liable to fine.

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  • Prashant Kanha

    Advocate-on-Record at the Supreme Court of India with 14 years’ experience in civil, criminal, commercial and procedural matters. Partner at Redlaw Legal Services and author of legal analyses and commentary.

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