BNS Section 64 – Punishment for rape
Chapter 5: Offences Against Women and Children ·
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 64
IPC S.376
🔒 Non-Bailable
🔍 Cognizable
⚖ Court of Session
Whoever commits rape shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than ten years but which may extend to imprisonment for life and shall also be liable to fine. Whoever commits rape being a police officer public servant armed forces member jail staff hospital staff relative guardian or teacher of the victim or during communal violence or on a pregnant woman or on a woman incapable of giving consent or repeatedly on the same woman shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment for not less than ten years which may extend to imprisonment for life remainder of natural life and fine.
ℹ️ Classification & Key Notes
64(1): RI not less than 10 years may extend to life and fine. 64(2): RI not less than 10 years may extend to life natural life and fine. Cognizable. Non-bailable. Triable by Court of Session.
