VidhiSangh

Indian Penal Code, 1860

Section 82: Act of a child under seven years of age

Repealed. Repealed from 1 July 2024. Use it for offences committed before repeal and other liabilities, investigations or proceedings preserved by BNS section 358; do not use it as the current general penal code.

Chapter IV — General Exceptions

82. Nothing is an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age.

Source: official text of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.