Section-21 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of IPC-Indian Penal Code.
| Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 | Indian Penal Code, 1860 (corresponding section) |
| 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. | 83. Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding.—Nothing is an offence which is done by a child above seven years of age and under twelve, who has not attained sufficient maturity of understanding to judge of the nature and consequences of his conduct on that occasion. |