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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent

In force From 01 Jul 2024 Act 45 of 2023 As on 14 Oct 2026

Act 45 of 2023 Ministry Home Affairs Enacted 25 Dec 2023 In force 01 Jul 2024 Cited by 1 provision

Section 25 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals with act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent. Nothing which is not intended to cause death, or grievous hurt, and which is not known by the doer to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, is an offence by reason of any harm which it may cause, or be intended by the doer to cause, to any person, above eighteen years of age, who has given cons The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.

Nothing which is not intended to cause death, or grievous hurt, and which is not known by the doer to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, is an offence by reason of any harm which it may cause, or be intended by the doer to cause, to any person, above eighteen years of age, who has given consent, whether express or implied, to suffer that harm; or by reason of any harm which it may be known by the doer to be likely to cause to any such person who has consented to take the risk of that harm.

Illustration.

A and Z agree to fence with each other for amusement. This agreement implies the consent of each to suffer any harm which, in the course of such fencing, may be caused without foul play; and if A, while playing fairly, hurts Z, A commits no offence.

Section 25, The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act 45 of 2023).

Replaces a provision of the Indian Penal Code

IPC 87 Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent Text carried over almost unchanged 100%

Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.

Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.

Cross-references

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Referred to by 1

  1. s. 29 Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused

Questions about Section 25

What does Section 25 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita deal with?

Section 25 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita is headed "Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent". Nothing which is not intended to cause death, or grievous hurt, and which is not known by the doer to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, is an offence by reason of any harm which it may cause, or be intended by the doer to cause, to any person, above eighteen years of age, who has given cons

How do I find court cases under Section 25 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: BNS 25, section 25 BNS, section 25 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. People searching for it also type bns 25 1 a in hindi and bns 25 54 59 in hindi. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 25 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and has it changed?

1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. It carries forward IPC 87 (Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.

When did Section 25 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita come into force?

Section 25 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, cited as BNS 25, came into force on 01 Jul 2024, having been enacted on 25 Dec 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.

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