IPC Section 299
Culpable homicide (definition)
BNS Section 100— Culpable homicide
Effective for any FIR, charge sheet, or filing on or after 1 July 2024. Matters that arose before that date continue under the IPC.
This section defines the offence of culpable homicide as causing death by an act done with the intention of causing death, with the intention of causing bodily injury likely to cause death, or with knowledge that the act is likely to cause death. Three Explanations address acceleration of death, intervening medical treatment, and the status of an unborn child.
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