BBanaka

BNS Section 110: Attempt to commit culpable homicide

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 6: Of Offences Affecting the Human Body - Of offences affecting life - Of hurt - Of wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement - Of criminal force and assault - Of kidnapping, abduction, slavery and forced labour

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110. Whoever does any act with such intention or knowledge and under such circumstances that, if he by that act caused death, he would be guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both; and, if hurt is caused to any person by such act, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.

Illustration.
A, on grave and sudden provocation, fires a pistol at Z, under such circumstances that if he thereby caused death, he would be guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. A has committed the offence defined in this section.

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Replaces IPC 308. IPC → BNS converterSource: BPR&D BNS–IPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-06-28)

Punishment, bail and trial

110Attempt to commit culpable homicide.

Punishment
Imprisonment for 3 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or not
Cognizable
Bailable or not
Non‑bailable
Triable by
Court of Session

110If such act causes hurt to any person.

Punishment
Imprisonment for 7 years, or fine, or both.
Cognizable or not
Cognizable
Bailable or not
Non‑bailable
Triable by
Court of Session

Source: BNSS First Schedule, Gazette of India, 25 December 2023, p. 164. The Schedule gives the substance of the section, not its full definition, and a State may have amended the classification for its territory. See it in the full First Schedule

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