BNS Section 103 (Punishment) & Section 101 (Definition)Old IPC: IPC Section 302 & Section 300
Murder under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2023) Section 103
Murder is defined under BNS Section 101 as culpable homicide committed with the intention of causing death or with knowledge that the act is so imminently dangerous that it must in all probability cause death. BNS Section 103 provides punishment of death or imprisonment for life.
Essential Ingredients for Exam Answers
- 1An act by which the death is caused.
- 2Intention of causing death (BNS Section 101(a)).
- 3Intention of causing bodily injury known to be likely to cause death (BNS Section 101(b)).
- 4Knowledge that the act is imminently dangerous.
Verified Precedents & Landmark Judgments
KM Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra (1962)
Ratio: Test of grave and sudden provocation.
Bachan Singh v. State of Punjab (1980)
Ratio: Rarest of rare cases doctrine for death penalty.
Exam Practice MCQ
Which section of BNS 2023 prescribes punishment for Murder?
Section 101
Section 103 ✓ Correct
Section 302
Section 105