IPC Section 82 — Act of a child under seven years of age

Summary

Nothing done by a child who is younger than seven years old can be considered a crime under the law. This means that such a child cannot be held legally responsible for any act that would otherwise be an offence.

Official Text

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

Related Judgments

• RA PRADESH v. V. RAVI — Supreme Court of India (1985)
• S.C.R. 478 478 SHILPA MITTAL v. STATE OF NCT OF DELHI & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2020)
• I - HIRALAL v. BIHAR — Supreme Court of India (1978)
• S.C.R. 1020 SAUL BALI v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR — Supreme Court of India (2013)
• INDEPENDENT THOUGHT v. UNION OF INDIA & ANR. 835 — Supreme Court of India (2017)
• S.C.R. 1 1 SHATRUGHNA BABAN MESHRAM v. STATE OF MAHARASHTRA — Supreme Court of India (2020)
• MODERN TERRY TOWEL LTD v. SOLANKI MULJIBHAI REVABHAI HAR — Supreme Court of India (S)
• S.C.R. 13 13 PAPPU v. THE STATE OF UTTAR PRADESH — Supreme Court of India (2022)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• BNS §20 — Act of a child under seven years of age