(1) Every person, aware of the commission of, or of the intention of any other person to commit, any offence punishable under any of the following sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, namely:—
(i) sections 103 to 105 (both inclusive);
(ii) sections 111 to 113 (both inclusive);
(iii) sections 140 to 144 (both inclusive);
(iv) sections 147 to 154 (both inclusive) and section 158;
(v) sections 178 to 182 (both inclusive);
(vi) sections 189 and 191;
(vii) sections 274 to 280 (both inclusive);
(viii) section 307;
Withdrawal of powers.
Powers of Judges and Magistrates exercisable by their successors-inoffice.
Powers of superior officers of police.
Public when to assist Magistrates and police.
Aid to person, other than police officer, executing warrant.
Public to give information of certain offences.
Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 11_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Sec. 1] THE GAZETTE OF INDIA EXTRAORDINARY 11 ꯲꯸. (꯱) ꯍꯥꯏ ꯀꯣꯔ꯭ ꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯠ ꯒꯕꯔ꯭ ꯟꯃꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇꯅ, ꯊꯧꯗꯣꯛ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ, ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯄꯝꯨꯅꯃꯛ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ (꯲) ꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯄꯤꯈꯤꯕ ꯃꯔꯤ ꯂꯩꯅꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ ꯲꯹. (꯱) ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯂꯣꯟꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ, ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯂꯣꯏ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯇꯥꯔꯛꯄ ꯐꯝꯅꯥꯏꯕ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯥꯡꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ (꯲) ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯪꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯇꯥꯔꯛꯄ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯀꯔꯝꯕꯅꯣ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯁꯦꯁꯟ꯭ ꯁ ꯖꯖꯅ, ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤ ꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯗ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯊꯧꯁꯤꯜ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯅꯤꯌꯝ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ, ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯪꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯇꯥꯔꯛꯄ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯂꯧꯒꯗꯧꯕ ꯖꯖ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯏꯕ ꯅꯤꯌꯝ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯏꯟꯅ ꯂꯦꯞꯀꯅꯤ ꯫ (꯳) ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯁꯦꯁꯔ-ꯏꯟ-ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁ ꯀꯔꯝꯕꯅꯣ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯆꯤꯡꯅꯕ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯆꯤꯐ ꯖꯨꯗꯤꯁ꯭ ꯌꯦꯜ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁ꯭ ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯀꯦꯁ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯑꯣꯏꯔꯕꯁꯨ ꯗꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯤꯛ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁ꯭ ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯅ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁ꯭ ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯑꯗ,ꯨ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯃꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯂꯩꯕ ꯊꯧꯁꯤꯜ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇ, ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁ꯭ ꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯀꯤ ꯁꯛꯁꯦꯁꯔ-ꯏꯟ-ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯂꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯍꯥꯏꯅ ꯑꯏꯕ ꯑꯣꯔꯗꯔꯒꯤ ꯈꯠꯨꯊꯡꯥꯗ ꯂꯦꯞꯀꯅꯤ ꯫ ꯆꯦꯞꯇꯔ IV ꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯁꯨꯄꯦꯔꯤꯌꯔꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯨꯂꯤꯁꯇ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕ ꯳꯰. ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯒꯤ ꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡ ꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯗꯒꯤ ꯊꯛꯥ ꯋꯥꯡꯂꯕ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯅ ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯅ ꯍꯥꯞꯂꯤꯕ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯃꯐꯝ ꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯊꯡꯨꯅ, ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯁ꯭ ꯇꯦꯁꯟ ꯑꯗꯒꯨꯤ ꯉꯝꯈꯩꯒꯤ ꯃꯅꯨꯡꯗ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯅ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯆꯞ ꯃꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ ꯳꯱. ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯅ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯃꯅ ꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯆꯨꯝꯅ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯏ ꯫
(a) ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯑꯗꯅꯨ ꯐꯥꯅꯕ ꯑꯌꯥꯕ ꯄꯤꯔꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯂꯧꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯅꯥꯟꯊꯣꯛꯄꯗ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
(b) ꯁꯥꯟꯇꯤ ꯁꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯃ ꯊꯤꯡꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯅꯝꯊꯕꯗ; ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ
(c) ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯒꯤ ꯂꯟ-ꯊꯝꯨ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗ ꯃꯥꯡꯅꯕ ꯇꯧꯅꯕ ꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕꯗ ꯁꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯉꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛꯅꯕ ꯫ ꯳꯲. ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯅꯠꯇꯕ ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯗ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯑꯃ ꯊꯔꯥꯛꯄ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯑꯁꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯆꯠꯅꯍꯟꯕꯗ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ, ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯃꯅꯥꯛꯇ ꯂꯩꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯆꯠꯅꯍꯟꯕꯗ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯇꯧꯔꯕꯗꯤ ꯫ ꯳꯳. (꯱) ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯈꯗꯨꯤꯡꯃꯛꯅ, ꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯅ ꯇꯧꯈꯤꯕ ꯊꯕꯛ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ ꯔꯒ ꯇꯧꯅꯕ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟ ꯑꯗꯨ ꯈꯪꯂꯕꯅ, ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯕ ꯁꯦꯀꯁꯟ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯗꯥ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜ ꯄꯤꯕ ꯌꯥꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯇꯧꯒꯅꯤ ꯫ ꯚꯥꯔꯇꯤꯌ ꯅ꯭ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯁꯟꯍꯤꯇꯥ, ꯲꯰꯲꯳, ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯤ:
(i) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯰꯳ꯗꯒꯤ ꯱꯰꯵ ꯐꯥꯎꯕ (ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯒ);
(ii) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯱꯱ꯗꯒꯤ ꯱꯱꯳ ꯐꯥꯎꯕ (ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯒ);
(iii) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯴꯰ꯗꯒꯤ ꯱꯴꯴ ꯐꯥꯎꯕ (ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯒ);
(iv) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯴꯷ꯗꯒꯤ ꯱꯵꯴ ꯐꯥꯎꯕ (ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯅ) ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯵꯸;
(v) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯷꯸ꯗꯒꯤ ꯱꯸꯲ ꯐꯥꯎꯕ (ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯒ);
(vi) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯱꯸꯹ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯱꯹꯱;
(vii) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯲꯷꯴ꯗꯒꯤ ꯲꯸꯰ ꯐꯥꯎꯕ (ꯑꯅꯤꯃꯛ ꯌꯥꯎꯔꯒ);
(viii) ꯁꯦꯛꯁꯟ ꯳꯰꯷;
ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯫ ꯋꯥꯌꯦꯜꯂꯣꯏꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯁꯤ ꯃꯈꯣꯏꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯨꯡ ꯇꯥꯔꯛꯄꯁꯤꯡꯅ ꯂꯣꯏꯁꯪꯗ ꯁꯤꯖꯤꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯥꯏ ꯫ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁꯀꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯡꯕ ꯊꯛꯥꯀꯤ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯁꯛꯇꯤꯁꯤꯡ ꯫ ꯃꯦꯖꯤꯁꯇ꯭ ꯔꯦꯠꯁꯤꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁꯄꯨ ꯀꯔꯝꯕ ꯃꯇꯝꯗ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯒꯗꯒꯦ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯗꯨ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯗ ꯈꯪꯍꯟꯕꯤꯒꯗꯕꯅꯤ ꯫ ꯄꯂꯨꯤꯁ ꯑꯣꯐꯤꯁꯔ ꯅꯠꯇꯕ, ꯋꯥꯔꯦꯟ꯭ ꯇ ꯄꯥꯏꯈꯠꯂꯤꯕ ꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯗꯗꯨ ꯃꯇꯦꯡ ꯄꯥꯡꯕ ꯫ ꯃꯤꯌꯥꯝꯅ ꯑꯀꯛꯅꯕ ꯃꯔꯥꯜ ꯂꯩꯕꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯥꯡꯗ ꯏ-ꯄꯥꯎ ꯄꯤꯅꯕ ꯫ 12
(ix) sections 309 to 312 (both inclusive);
(x) sub-section (5) of section 316;
(xi) sections 326 to 328 (both inclusive); and
(xii) sections 331 and 332, shall, in the absence of any reasonable excuse, the burden of proving which excuse shall lie upon the person so aware, forthwith give information to the nearest Magistrate or police officer of such commission or intention.
(2) For the purposes of this section, the term "offence" includes any act committed at any place out of India which would constitute an offence if committed in India.