BNS §95
Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence
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Whoever hires, employs or engages any child to commit an offence shall be punished with imprisonment of either description which shall not be less than three years but which may extend to ten years, and with fine; and if the offence be committed shall also be punished with the punishment provided for that offence as if the offence has been committed by such person himself.
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BNS 95 is a NEW offence with no IPC counterpart. It codifies the hiring/employing/engaging of children to commit offences as a distinct offence with mandatory minimum 3-year imprisonment, and same-as-actual-offence-punishment if the offence is committed. The Explanation explicitly covers child sexual exploitation and pornography.
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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · §95
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