BNS §33
Act causing slight harm
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95. Act causing slight harm.—Nothing is an offence by reason that it causes, or that it is intended to cause, or that it is known to be likely to cause, any harm, if that harm is so slight that no person of ordinary sense and temper would complain of such harm. Of the Right of Private Defence
Nothing is an offence by reason that it causes, or that it is intended to cause, or that it is known to be likely to cause, any harm, if that harm is so slight that no person of ordinary sense and temper would complain of such harm.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 95 and BNS 33 carry the same de minimis non curat lex rule character-identically (slight harm not an offence).
Old position
IPC 95 is concerned with Act causing slight harm. Of the Right of Private Defense. Act causing slight harm
New position
BNS 33 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Act causing slight harm. Nothing is an offence by reason that it causes, or that it is intended to cause, or that it is known to be likely to cause, any harm, if that harm is so slight that no person of ordinary sense and temper would complain of such harm
BNS 33 (Act causing slight harm) preserves the framework of IPC 95. BNS 33 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNS 33 text: Nothing is an offence by reason that it causes, or that it is...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNS 33 (Act causing slight harm) preserves the framework of IPC 95. BNS 33 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNS 33 text: Nothing is an offence by reason that it causes, or that it is intended to cause, or that it is known to be likely to cause, any harm, if that harm is so slight that no person of ordinary sense and temper would complain of such harm.
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 95 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 33 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BNS 33 (Act causing slight harm). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, IPC §95 → BNS §33 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/bns/33.
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