Sentencing Guide

BNS Section 95 Punishment Jail Term, Fines & Sentencing Guidelines

BNS Section 95: Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence (Legacy IPC Section -)

Statutory Classification Details

Hiring, employing or

  • Bailable Status: Non-bailable (Bail can only be granted by the Judiciary)
  • Cognizable Status: Cognizable (Police can arrest without warrant)
  • Triable Court: Court by which the offence is triable
  • Official Punishment: Imprisonment for not lessengaging a child to committhan 3 years but which mayfirst class. an offence.extend to 10 years and fine. If offence be committed.Same as for the offencecommitted.committed is triable