BNS Section 4 – Punishments.

IPC Section 53

The punishments to which offenders are liable under the provisions of this Sanhita are:

1. Death;
2. Imprisonment for life, that is to say, imprisonment for remainder of a person’s natural life;
3. Imprisonment, which is of two descriptions, namely:
   1. Rigorous, that is, with hard labour;
   2. Simple;
4. Forfeiture of property;
5. Fine;
6. Community Service.