BNS 21 — Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Statutory text

21. Nothing is an offence which is done by a child above seven years
of  age  and  under  twelve  years  of  age,  who  has  not  attained  sufficient
maturity of understanding to judge of the nature and consequences of his
conduct on that occasion.
Act of a person of unsound mind.

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