Section 2 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023
Section 2 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 – Definitions
Section 2 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, provides comprehensive definitions of key terms used throughout the Act. These definitions are crucial for the consistent interpretation and application of the law. Below is an overview of some significant definitions included in this section:
🔹 Key Definitions in Section 2 of BNS, 2023
“Act”: Refers to a single act or a series of acts.
“Animal”: Denotes any living creature other than a human being.
“Child”: Defined as any person below the age of eighteen years.
“Counterfeit”: A person is said to “counterfeit” who causes one thing to resemble another, intending to deceive or knowing it is likely to deceive.
“Court”: Means a Judge empowered by law to act judicially alone, or a body of Judges empowered by law to act judicially as a body\
“Death”: Means the death of a human being unless the contrary appears from the context.
“Dishonestly”: Means doing anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another person.
“Document”: Includes any matter expressed or described upon any substance by means of letters, figures, or marks, or by more than one of those means, and includes electronic and digital records intended to be used as evidence.
“Fraudulently”: Means doing anything with the intention to defraud but not otherwise.
“Gender”: The pronoun “he” and its derivatives are used of any person, whether male, female, or transgender.
“Good Faith”: Nothing is said to be done or believed in “good faith” which is done or believed without due care and attention.
“Government”: Means the Central Government or a State Government.
“Harbour”: Includes supplying a person with shelter, food, drink, money, clothes, arms, ammunition, or means of conveyance, or assisting a person by any means to evade apprehension.
“Injury”: Means any harm illegally caused to any person, in body, mind, reputation, or property
“Illegal” and “Legally Bound to Do”: “Illegal” applies to everything which is an offence or prohibited by law, or which furnishes ground for a civil action; and a person is said to be “legally bound to do” whatever it is illegal in him to omit.
“Judge”: Means a person officially designated as a Judge and includes a person empowered by law to give a definitive judgment in any legal proceeding.
These definitions serve as the foundation for interpreting various provisions within the BNS, 2023, ensuring clarity and consistency in legal proceedings.
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