Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

BNS Section 128

Force

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BNS Section 128 deals with force and replaces IPC 349.

Bare act text — BNS 128

128. Force.

A person is said to use force to another if he causes motion, change of motion, or cessation of motion to that other, or if he causes to any substance such motion, or change of motion, or cessation of motion as brings that substance into contact with any part of that other’s body, or with anything which that other is wearing or carrying, or with anything so situated that such contact affects that other’s sense of feeling: Provided that the person causing the motion, or change of motion, or cessation of motion, causes that motion, change of motion, or cessation of motion in one of the following three ways, namely:— (a) by his own bodily power; (b) by disposing any substance in such a manner that the motion or change or cessation of motion takes place without any further act on his part, or on the part of any other person; (c) by inducing any animal to move, to change its motion, or to cease to move.

What changed from the IPC

  • IPC 349 → BNS 128: There is a change in phraseology; also, first, secondly, and thirdly have been replaced with (a), (b), and (c ).

Frequently asked

What was BNS Section 128 in the IPC?

BNS Section 128 (Force) replaces Section 349 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. IPC 349 is now BNS 128.

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