INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
83. Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature
21. Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding.
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INDIAN PENAL CODE, 1860
Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature
understanding.
83. Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature
understanding.--Nothing is an offence which is done by a child above
seven years of age and under twelve, who has not attained sufficient
maturity of understanding to judge of the nature and consequences of
his conduct on that occasion.
Repealed / historical reference India Code — IPC 1860
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023
21. Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding.—
Nothing is an offence which is done by a child above seven years of age and under twelve years of age,
who has not attained sufficient maturity of understanding to judge of the nature and consequences of his
conduct on that occasion.
Current law India Code — BNS 2023