This section covers punishments in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2003).
Punishments:
The punishments to which offenders are liable under the provisions of this Sanhita are:
(a) Death;
(b) Imprisonment for life;
(c) Imprisonment, which is of two descriptions, namely:
(1) Rigorous, that is, with hard labour;
(2) Simple;
(d) Forfeiture of property;
(e) Fine;
(f) Community Service.
What was the old IPC code for Section 4 of BNS 2023?
In the Indian Penal Code, punishments was covered in S. 53*.