Section 328 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 deals with the “Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.” The key points about Section 328 BNS are:
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- It is part of Chapter XVII “Offences Against Property” in the BNS 2023 Act
- It punishes whoever intentionally runs any vessel aground or ashore with the intent to commit theft of any property contained therein or to dishonestly misappropriate such property
- The punishment is imprisonment of either description for up to ten years, and a fine.
- The BNS 2023 is a new Act that consolidates and amends the provisions relating to offences in India.
So in summary, Section 328 BNS criminalizes intentionally running a ship ashore in order to steal items from it, with a punishment of up to 10 years imprisonment. This is part of the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 law that replaces and updates the previous Indian Penal Code.
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