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Home › Bare Acts › Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 › Section 20

Chapter III — General Exceptions

Section 20 — Act of a child under seven years of age

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Free to read

Earlier law: IPC Section 82 – Act of a child under seven years of age · IPC → BNS table

Nothing is an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age.

← Section 19: Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harmSection 21: Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding →