Section 95 · Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence
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Whoever hires, employs or
engages any child to commit an offence shall be punished with imprisonment of either description which
shall not be less than three years but which may extend to ten years, and with fine; and if the offence be
committed shall also be punished with the punishment provided for that offence as if the offence has been
committed by such person himself.
Explanation.—Hiring, employing, engaging or using a child for sexual exploitation or pornography is covered within the meaning of this section.
Explanation.—Hiring, employing, engaging or using a child for sexual exploitation or pornography is covered within the meaning of this section.
The offence at a glance
- Punishment
- minimum 3 years, up to 10 years, fine (no stated ceiling)
- Statutory minimum
- 3 years
- Cognizable
- Cognizable
- Bailable
- Non-bailable
- Compoundable
- Not compoundable
- Triable by
- Magistrate of the first class
- Cognizable — Police may arrest without a warrant
- Non-bailable — Bail is at the court's discretion
From the First Schedule to the BNSS (the CrPC's, for IPC offences)
Under the old law
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