Question

Under which specific provision of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, has the definition of a 'Terrorist Act' been formally integrated into India's general penal legislation for the first time?

• A. Section 121
• B. Section 152
• C. Section 113
• D. Section 109

Hint:

BNS Section 113 is the new home for "Terrorist Act" definitions! It bridges the gap between special laws and general criminal legislation.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

Before the BNS, "terrorist act" as a legal term lived mainly in special statutes; the question is testing where it now sits inside the general penal code.

1. Section 121: This provision is concerned with offences against the State of a different kind and does not carry the terrorist-act definition.
2. Section 152: This provision targets acts endangering India's sovereignty and integrity through another category of conduct, again distinct from the specific terrorist-act definition.
3. Section 113: This is the section that spells out what counts as a terrorist act, tying it to acts causing death, injury or property damage done with intent to threaten India's unity, integrity, security, or economic security, or to strike terror in the public. Placing this definition here, inside the main code rather than a separate anti-terror statute, is the shift the question describes.
4. Section 109: This deals with criminal conspiracy generally and has nothing specifically to do with defining terrorism.

Locating the actual terrorist-act definition points squarely to one section among the four.

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Answer 2

A quick way to answer this is to recall what each of the four cited sections of the BNS actually governs and see which one matches "terrorist act."

1. Option (A) - Section 121: Concerned with a different category of offence against the State, this section's subject matter does not concern the statutory meaning of terrorism.
2. Option (B) - Section 152: This provision covers acts endangering sovereignty and integrity through separate conduct, again not the definitional home of "terrorist act."
3. Option (C) - Section 113: This is precisely where the BNS defines a terrorist act, listing the qualifying intent (threatening unity, integrity, security, or striking terror) and the qualifying acts (death, injury, property damage, among others). Because this is the specific definitional provision the question is asking about, it is the correct fit.
4. Option (D) - Section 109: This addresses criminal conspiracy as a general offence, unrelated to the specific definition being tested here.

Matching subject matter to section number leaves only one candidate standing.

Hence, the correct answer is Section 113.