Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita(BNS) 2023 is a new set of laws that were introduced and enacted into laws by the Indian Parliament in 2023. These laws have come into force from July 1st, 2024 . This law will replace the already existing Indian Penal Code (IPC). Any offences committed after July 1st, 2024 will attract sections of BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) rather than the Indian Penal Code. Let us see side by side comparison of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) vs Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita(BNS) 2023.
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IPC vs BNS (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita)
Sections 1-100 (IPC) vs BNS Sections
| IPC Section | BNS Section | Text |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1(1) & 2 | Title and extent of the Operation |
| 2 | 1(3) | Punishment of Offences committed within India |
| 3 | 1(4) | Punishment of Offences committed beyond but which by law may be tried in India |
| 4 | 1(5) | Extra Territorial offences |
| 5 | 1(6) | Laws not affected |
| 6 | 3(1) | Definitions in the Code |
| 7 | 3(2) | Sense of Expression |
| 8 | 2(10) | Gender |
| 9 | 2(22) | Number |
| 10 | 2(19) & 2(35) | “Man” / “Woman” |
| 11 | 2(26) | “Person” |
| 12 | 2(27) | “Public” |
| 13 | – | NA/Omitted |
| 14 | – | NA/Omitted |
| 15 | – | NA/Omitted |
| 16 | – | NA/Omitted |
| 17 | 2(12) | Government |
| 18 | – | – |
| 19 | 2(16) | Judge |
| 20 | 2(5) | Court of Justice |
| 21 | 2(28) | Public Servant |
| 22 | 2(21) | Movable Property |
| 23 | 2(36) | Wrongful Gain |
| 23 | 2(37) | Wrongful Loss |
| 24 | 2(38) | Gaining Wrongfully / Losing Wrongfully |
| 25 | 2(9) | Fraudulently |
| 26 | 2(29) | Reasons to believe |
| 27 | 3(3) | Property in possession of wife/servant |
| 28 | 2(4) | Counterfeit |
| 29 | 2(8) | Document |
| 29A | 2(39) | Electronic Record |
| 30 | 2(31) | Valuable Security |
| 31 | 2(34) | “A Will” |
| 32 | 2(1)/3(4) | Words referring to acts |
| 33 | 2(1) & 2(4) | Act and General Explanation |
| 34 | 3(5) | Acts done by several persons |
| 35 | 3(6) | Act is Criminal by reason of it’s being done |
| 36 | 3(7) | Effect caused partly by act and omission |
| 37 | 3(8) | Co-operation by doing one of several acts |
| 38 | 3(9) | Guilty of different offences |
| 39 | 2(33) | Voluntarily |
| 40 | 2(24) | Offence |
| 41 | 2(30) | Special Law |
| 42 | 2(18) | Local Law |
| 43 | 2(15) | Illegal & Legally Bound to |
| 44 | 2(14) | Injury |
| 45 | 2(17) | Life |
| 46 | 2(6) | Death |
| 47 | 2(2) | Animal |
| 48 | 2(32) | Vessel |
| 49 | 2(20) | “Month” “Year |
| 50 | – | N/A |
| 51 | 2(23) | Oath |
| 52 | 2(11) | “Good Faith” |
| 52A | 2(13) | “Harbour” |
| 53 | 4 | Punishments |
| 54 | 5 | Sentence Commutation |
| 55 | 5 | Sentence Commutation |
| 55A | 5 | Commutation of Sentence (Expl..) |
| 56 | – | N/A |
| 57 | 6 | Fractions of terms of punishment |
| 58 | – | N/A |
| 59 | – | N/A |
| 60 | 7 | Sentence may be simple/rigorous |
| 61 | – | N/A |
| 62 | – | N/A |
| 63 | 8(1) | Fine Amount & Liability |
| 64 | 8(2) | Sentence for non-payment of Fine |
| 65 | 8(3) | Imprisonment and fine awardable |
| 66 | 8(4) | Imprisonment for non-payment of Fine |
| 67 | 8(5) | Imprisonment to terminate on fine non payment |
| 68 | 8(6)a | Termination of Imprisonment |
| 69 | 8(6)b | Fine Amount and Liability |
| 70 | 8(7) | Fine Leivable within stipulated time |
| 71 | 9 | Limit of Punishment of offence |
| 72 | 10 | Punishment of guilty for one of several offences |
| 73 | 11 | Solitary Confinement |
| 74 | 12 | Limit of Solitary Confinment |
| 75 | 13 | Enhanced Punishment |
| 76 | 14 | Act done by a person believing himself bound by law |
| 77 | 15 | Act of Judge when acting judicially |
| 78 | 16 | An act done in accordance with judgment |
| 79 | 17 | Act done believing act is justified by Law |
| 80 | 18 | Act done in accordance with judgement |
| 81 | 19 | Act done without Criminal intent |
| 82 | 20 | Act of child under 7 years of age |
| 83 | 21 | Act of child above 7 years and under 12 years of age |
| 84 | 22 | Act of a person of unsound mind |
| 85 | 23 | Act of a person incapable of judgment |
| 86 | 24 | Offence committed by a person when intoxicated |
| 87 | 25 | Act not intended, not known to cause harm (done by consent) |
| 88 | 26 | Act no intended to cause death & done in good faith (For person’s benefit) |
| 89 | 27 | Act done in good faith for benefit of child (or) benefit of a person of unsound mind |
| 90 | 28 | Consent known to be given under fear or misconception |
| 91 | 29 | Exclusion of acts which are independently of harm caused |
| 92 | 30 | Act done in good faith for benefit of person without consent |
| 93 | 31 | Communication made in good faith |
| 94 | 32 | Act to which a person is compelled by threats |
| 95 | 33 | Act causing slight harm |
| 96 | 34 | Things done in private defence |
| 97 | 35 | Right of private defence of body and of property |
| 98 | 36 | Right of private defence against an act of person of unsound mind |
| 99 | 37 | Act against which there is no right of private defence |
| 100 | 38 | When right of private defence of body extends to causing death |
Sections 101-200 (IPC) vs BNS Sections
| IPC Section | BNS Section | Text |
|---|---|---|
| 101 | 39 | When right extends to causing any harm other than death |
| 102 | 40 | Commencement & Continuance of right of private defence of body |
| 103 | 41 | Right of private defence of body extends to causing death |
| 104 | 42 | Right of private defence extends to causing any harm other than death |
| 105 | 43 | Commencement of right of private defence of property |
| 106 | 44 | Right of private defence against deadly assault |
| 107 | 45 | Abetment of a thing |
| 108 | 46 | Abettor |
| 108A | 47 | Abtement in India of offences outside India |
| 109 | 49 | Punishment of Abtement if act abetted is committed in consequence |
| 110 | 50 | Punishment of Abtement if a person abetted does act with different intention |
| 111 | 51 | Liability of Abettor |
| 112 | 52 | Abettor liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted |
| 113 | 53 | Liability for Abettor for an effect caused by an act abetted different from the intended act |
| 114 | 54 | Abettor presence when offence is committed |
| 115 | 55 | Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life |
| 116 | 56 | Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment |
| 117 | 57 | Abetting commission of offence by public or more than 10 persons |
| 118 | 58 | Concealing design to commit offence punishable by death or imprisonment |
| 119 | 59 | Public servant concealing design to commit offence |
| 120 | 60 | Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment |
| 120A | 61(1) | Criminal Conspiracy |
| 120B | 61(2) | Criminal Conspiracy |
| 121 | 147 | Attempting or Abetting to wage war against Government of India |
| 121A | 148 | Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 147 |
| 122 | 149 | Collecting weapons with intention of waging war against Government of India |
| 123 | 150 | Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war |
| 124 | 151 | Assaulting President, Governor with intent or compel or restrain exercise of an lawful power |
| 125 | 153 | Waging war against any Foreign Govt at peace with Government of India |
| 126 | 154 | Committing depredation on territories of Foreign state at peace with Govt of India |
| 127 | 155 | Receiving property taken by war |
| 128 | 156 | Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape |
| 129 | 157 | Public servant negligently allowing prisoner to escape |
| 130 | 158 | Aiding escape / harbouring prisoner |
| 131 | 159 | Abetting mutiny or attempting to seduce a soldier from his duty |
| 132 | 160 | Abetment of mutiny |
| 133 | 161 | Abetment of assault by soldier on his superior officer |
| 134 | 162 | Abetment of such assault if assault commited |
| 135 | 163 | Abetment of desertion of soldier or anyone from armed forces |
| 136 | 164 | Harbouring deserter from armed forces |
| 137 | 165 | Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel |
| 138 | 166 | Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman |
| 138A | – | |
| 139 | 167 | Persons subject to certain Acts |
| 140 | 168 | Wearing garb or carrying token used by a soldier,sailor or airman |
| 141 | 189(1) | Unlawful assembly |
| 142 | 189(2) | Unlawful assembly |
| 143 | 189(2) | Unlawful assembly |
| 144 | 189(4) | Unlawful assembly |
| 145 | 189(3) | Unlawful assembly |
| 146 | 191(1) | Rioting |
| 147 | 191(2) | Rioting |
| 148 | 191(3) | Rioting |
| 149 | 190 | Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offense committed in protection of object |
| 150 | 189(6) | Unlawful assembly |
| 151 | 189(5) | Unlawful assembly |
| 152 | 195(1) | Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot etc., |
| 153 | 192 | Wantedly giving provocation with intent to cause riot – if rioting not commited |
| 153A | 196 | Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, birth etc., |
| 153AA | – | – |
| 153B | 197 | Imputations, assertions, prejudicial to national integration |
| 154 | 193(1) | Liability of owner, occupier of land on which unlawful assembly or rioting takes place |
| 155 | 193(2) | Liability of owner, occupier of land on which unlawful assembly or rioting takes place |
| 156 | 193(3) | Liability of owner, occupier of land on which unlawful assembly or rioting takes place |
| 157 | 189(7) | Unlawful Assembly |
| 158 | 189(8) &(9) | Unlawful Assembly |
| 159 | 194(1) | Affray |
| 160 | 194(2) | Affray |
| 161 | – | |
| 162 | – | |
| 163 | – | |
| 164 | – | |
| 165 | – | |
| 166 | 198 | Public servant disobeying law with intent to cause injury to any person |
| 166A | 199 | Public servant disobeying direction under law |
| 166B | 200 | Punishment of non-treatment of victim |
| 167 | 201 | Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury |
| 168 | 202 | Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade |
| 169 | 203 | Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property |
| 170 | 204 | Personating a public servant |
| 171 | 205 | Wearing a grab (or) carrying a token used by public servant with fraudulent intent |
| 171A | 169 | Candidate electoral right defined |
| 171B | 170 | Bribery |
| 171C | 171 | undue influence at elections |
| 171D | 172 | Personation at elections |
| 171E | 173 | Punishment for bribery |
| 171F | 174 | Punishment of undue influence or personification at elections |
| 171G | 175 | False statement in connection with election |
| 171H | 176 | Illegal payments in connection with election |
| 171I | 177 | Failure to keep election accounts |
| 172 | 206 | Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceedings |
| 173 | 207 | Preventing service of summons/proceedings |
| 174 | 208 | Non attendance in obedience to an order from public servant |
| 174A | 209 | Non appearance in response to proclamation under section 84 of BNSS 2023 |
| 175 | 210 | Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant |
| 176 | 211 | Omission to give notice or information to public servant |
| 177 | 212 | Furnishing false information |
| 178 | 213 | Refusing Oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant |
| 179 | 214 | Refusing to answer public servant authorized to question |
| 180 | 215 | Refusing to sign statement |
| 181 | 216 | False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorized to administer oath |
| 182 | 217 | False information with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power |
| 183 | 218 | Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant |
| 184 | 219 | Obstructing sale of property offered for by sale by authority of public servant |
| 185 | 220 | Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant |
| 186 | 221 | Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions |
| 187 | 222 | Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance |
| 188 | 223 | Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant |
| 189 | 224 | Threat of injury to public servant |
| 190 | 225 | Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant |
| 191 | 227 | Giving false evidence |
| 192 | 228 | Fabricating false evidence |
| 193 | 229 | Punishment for false evidence |
| 194 | 230 | Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction for false offence |
| 195 | 231 | Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction for false offence (Life imprisonment) |
| 195A | 232 | Threatening any person to give false evidence |
| 196 | 233 | Using evidence known to be false |
| 197 | 234 | Issuing or signing false certificate |
| 198 | 235 | Using a true certificate known to be false |
| 199 | 236 | False statement made in declaration which by law is receivable as evidence |
| 200 | 237 | Using true such declaration knowing it be false |
Sections 201-300 (IPC) vs BNS Sections
| IPC Section | BNS Section | Text |
|---|---|---|
| 201 | 238 | Causing disappearance of evidence of offence (or) giving false information to screen offender |
| 202 | 239 | Intentional Omission to give information of offence by a person bound to inform |
| 203 | 240 | Giving false information regarding an offence committed |
| 204 | 241 | Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent it’s production as evidence |
| 205 | 242 | False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution |
| 206 | 243 | Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent it’s seizure as forfeited or in execution |
| 207 | 244 | Fraudulent claim to property to prevent it’s seizure as forfeited or in execution |
| 208 | 245 | Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due |
| 209 | 246 | Dishonestly making false claim in court |
| 210 | 247 | Fradulently obtaining decree for sum not due |
| 211 | 248 | False charge of offence made with intent to injure |
| 212 | 249 | Harbouring offender |
| 213 | 250 | Taking gift to screen an offender from punishment |
| 214 | 251 | Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening an offender |
| 215 | 252 | Taking gift to help recover the stolen property |
| 216 | 253 | Harbouring offender who has escaped from the custody or whose apprehension has been ordered |
| 216A | 254 | Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits |
| 216B | – | |
| 217 | 255 | Public servant disobeying direction of law with an intent to save a person from punishment |
| 218 | 256 | Public servant framing incorrect record with an intent to save a person from punishment |
| 219 | 257 | Public servant in judicial proceedings corruptly making report contrary to the law |
| 220 | 258 | Commitment for trial or confinement by a person having authority who knows that he is contrary to the law |
| 221 | 259 | Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant |
| 222 | 260 | Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend a particular person |
| 223 | 261 | Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by a public servant |
| 224 | 262 | Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension |
| 225 | 263 | Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person |
| 225A | 264 | Omission to apprehend or sufferance of escape on the part of public servant incases not provided for |
| 225B | 265 | Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for |
| 226 | – | N/A |
| 227 | 266 | Violation of condition for remission of punishment |
| 228 | 267 | Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding |
| 228A | 72 | Disclosure of identity of victim for certain offences |
| 228A(3) | 73 | Printing or publishing of any matter related to court proceedings without permission |
| 229 | 268 | Personation of assessor |
| 229A | 269 | Failure by a person released on bail bond or bond to appear in court |
| 230 | 178 | Counterfeiting coins, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes |
| 231 | 178 | Counterfeiting coins, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes |
| 232 | 178 | Counterfeiting coins, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes |
| 233 | 181 | Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coins, stamps, currency-notes |
| 234 | 181 | Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coins, stamps, currency-notes |
| 235 | 181 | Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coins, stamps, currency-notes |
| 236 | – | N/A & Omitted |
| 237 | – | N/A & Omitted |
| 238 | – | N/A & Omitted |
| 239 | 179 | Using a genuine forged counterfeit coin, Government stamp, or currency notes or bank-notes |
| 240 | 179 | Using a genuine forged counterfeit coin, Government stamp, or currency notes or bank-notes |
| 241 | 179 | Using a genuine forged counterfeit coin, Government stamp, or currency notes or bank-notes |
| 242 | 180 | Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp or currency-notes or bank-notes |
| 243 | 180 | Counterfeiting coins, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank notes |
| 244 | 187 | Person employed in mint causing coin to be different weight or composition from that fixed by law |
| 245 | 188 | Unlawfully taking coin instrument from the Mint |
| 246 | 178 | Counterfeiting coins, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes |
| 247 | 178 | Counterfeiting coins, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes |
| 248 | 178 | Counterfeiting coins, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes |
| 249 | 178 | Counterfeiting coins, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes |
| 250 | 179 | Using a genuine forged counterfeit coin, Government stamp, or currency-notes or bank-notes |
| 251 | 179 | Using a genuine forged counterfeit coin, Government stamp, or currency-notes or bank-notes |
| 252 | 180 | Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp or currency-notes or bank-notes |
| 253 | 180 | Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp or currency-notes or bank-notes |
| 254 | 179 | Using a genuine forged counterfeit coin, Government stamp, or currency notes or bank-notes |
| 255 | 178 | Using Govt stamps known to have been used before |
| 256 | 181 | Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, stamp, currency-notes |
| 257 | 181 | Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, stamps, currency-notes |
| 258 | 179 | Using a genuine forged counterfeit coin, Government stamp, or currency-notes or bank-notes |
| 259 | 180 | Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp or currency-notes or bank-notes |
| 260 | 179 | Using a genuine forged counterfeit coin, Government stamp, or currency-notes or bank-notes |
| 261 | 183 | Effacing writing from substance bearing Govt stamp with intent to cause loss to Government |
| 262 | 184 | Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, stamps, currency-notes |
| 263 | 185 | Erasure of mark denoting the stamp has been used |
| 263A | 186 | Prohibition of fictitious stamps |
| 264 | – | N/A & Omitted |
| 265 | – | N/A & Omitted |
| 266 | – | N/A & Omitted |
| 267 | – | N/A & Omitted |
| 268 | 270 | Public nuisance |
| 269 | 271 | Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life |
| 270 | 272 | Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life |
| 271 | 273 | disobedience to quarantine rule |
| 272 | 274 | Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale |
| 273 | 275 | Sale of noxious food or drink |
| 274 | 276 | Adulteration of drugs |
| 275 | 277 | Sale of adulterated drug |
| 276 | 278 | Sale of drugs as different drug or preparation |
| 277 | 279 | Fouling water of public spring or reservoir |
| 278 | 280 | Making atmosphere anxious to health |
| 279 | 281 | Rash driving or riding in a public way |
| 280 | 282 | Rash navigation of vessel |
| 281 | 283 | Exhibition of false light , mark or buoy |
| 282 | 284 | Conveying a person by water for hire in an unsafe or overloaded vessel |
| 283 | 285 | Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation |
| 284 | 286 | Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance |
| 285 | 287 | Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter |
| 286 | 288 | Negligent conduct with respect to explosive machinery |
| 287 | 289 | Negligent conduct with respect to machinery |
| 288 | 290 | Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down/repairing/constructing the building |
| 289 | 291 | Negligent conduct with respect to animal |
| 290 | 292 | Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for |
| 291 | 293 | Continuance of nuisance after injection to discontinue |
| 292 | 294 | Sale of obscene books |
| 293 | 295 | Sale of obscene objects to child |
| 294 | 296 | Obscene acts and songs |
| 294A | 297 | Keeping lottery office |
| 295 | 298 | Injuring or defiling of any religious place of worship with malicious intent |
| 295A | 299 | Deliberate act with intent to outrage the feelings of any class by insulting religion or religious benefits |
| 296 | 300 | Disturbing religious assemblies/processions |
| 297 | 301 | Tresspassing on burial places |
| 298 | 302 | Uttering words with deliberate intention to wound religious feelings of any person |
| 299 | 100 | Culpable Homicide |
| 300 | 101 | Murder |
Sections 301-400 (IPC) vs BNS Sections
| IPC section | BNS Section | Text |
|---|---|---|
| 301 | 102 | Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended |
| 302 | 103(1) | Punishment of murder |
| 303 | 104 | Punishment of murder by life convict |
| 304 | 105 | Punishment of culpable homicide not amounting to murder |
| 304A | 106 | Causing death by negligence |
| 304B | 80 | Dowry death |
| 305 | 107 | Abetment of suicide of child or preson with mental illness |
| 306 | 108 | Abetment of suicide |
| 307 | 109 | Attempt to murder |
| 308 | 110 | Attempt to commit culpable homicide |
| 309 | – | N/A & Omitted |
| 310 | – | N/A & Omitted |
| 311 | – | N/A & Omitted |
| 312 | 88 | Causing miscarriage |
| 313 | 89 | Causing miscarriage without women’s consent |
| 314 | 90 | Death caused by act done with intent to cause misccariage |
| 315 | 91 | Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or cause to die after birth |
| 316 | 92 | Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide |
| 317 | 93 | Exposure and abandonment of child under 12 years of age |
| 318 | 94 | Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body |
| 319 | 114 | Hurt |
| 320 | 116 | Grievous hurt |
| 321 | 115(1) | Voluntarily causing hurt |
| 322 | 117(1) | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt |
| 323 | 115(2) | Voluntarily causing hurt |
| 324 | 118(1) | Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means |
| 325 | 117(1) | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt |
| 326 | 118(2) | Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means |
| 326A | 124(1) | Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by use of acid etc., |
| 326B | 124(2) | Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by use of acid etc., |
| 327 | 119(1) | Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property or to constrain an illegal act |
| 328 | 123 | Causing hurt by means of poison with intent to commit an offence |
| 329 | 119(2) | Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property or to constrain to an illegal act |
| 330 | 120(1) | Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession or to compel restoration of property |
| 331 | 120(2) | Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession or to compel restoration of property |
| 332 | 121(1) | Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty |
| 333 | 121(2) | Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty |
| 334 | 122(1) | Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation |
| 335 | 122(2) | Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation |
| 336 | 125 | Act endangering life or personal safety of others |
| 337 | 125 | Act endangering life or personal safety of others |
| 338 | 125 | Act endangering life or personal safety of others |
| 339 | 126(1) | Wrongful restraint |
| 340 | 127(1) | Wrongful confinement |
| 341 | 126(2) | Wrongful restraint |
| 342 | 127(2) | Wrongful confinement |
| 343 | 127(3) | Wrongful confinement |
| 344 | 127(4) | Wrongful confinement |
| 345 | 127(5) | Wrongful confinement |
| 346 | 127(6) | Wrongful confinement |
| 347 | 127(7) | Wrongful confinement |
| 348 | 127(8) | Wrongful confinement |
| 349 | 128 | Force |
| 350 | 129 | Criminal force |
| 351 | 130 | Assault |
| 352 | 131 | Punishment of assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave proposition |
| 353 | 132 | Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty |
| 354 | 74 | Assault or use of criminal force to women with intent to outrage her modesty |
| 354A | 75 | Sexual Harassment |
| 354B | 76 | Assault or use of criminal force to women with intent to disrobe |
| 354C | 77 | Voyeurism |
| 354D | 78 | Stalking |
| 355 | 133 | Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person otherwise than on a grave provocation |
| 356 | 134 | Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person |
| 357 | 135 | Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person |
| 358 | 136 | Assault or criminal force on grave provocation |
| 359 | 137(1) | Kidnapping |
| 360 | 137(1)(a) | Kidnapping |
| 361 | 137(1)(b) | Kidnapping |
| 362 | 138 | Abduction |
| 363 | 137(2) | Kidnapping |
| 363A | 139 | Kidnapping or maiming a child for the purposes of begging |
| 364 | 140(1) | Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder for ransom etc., |
| 364A | 140(2) | Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder for ransom etc., |
| 365 | 140(3) | Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder for ransom etc., |
| 366 | 87 | Kidnapping or abducting or inducing woman to compel her for marriage |
| 366A | 96 | Procuration of child |
| 366B | 141 | Importation of girl or boy from foreign country |
| 367 | 140(4) | Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder for ransom |
| 368 | 142 | Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement (or) kidnapped or abducted person |
| 369 | 97 | Kidnapping or abducting a child under 10 years of age |
| 370 | 143 | Trafficking of a person |
| 370A | 144 | Exploitation of a trafficked person |
| 371 | 145 | Habitual dealing in slaves |
| 372 | 98 | Selling child for purposes of prostitution |
| 373 | 99 | Buying child for purposes of prostitution etc., |
| 374 | 146 | Unlawful compulsory labour |
| 375 | 63 | Rape |
| 376(1) & (2) | 64 | Punishment of rape |
| 376 (3) | 65(1) | Punishment of rape in certain cases |
| 376A | 66 | Punishment of causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim |
| 376AB | 65(2) | Punishment of rape in certain cases |
| 376B | 67 | Sexual intercourse by a husband upon his wife during separation |
| 376C | 68 | Sexual intercourse by a person in authority |
| 376D | 70(1) | Gang Rape |
| 376DA | 70(2) | Gang Rape |
| 376DB | 70(2) | Gang Rape |
| 376E | 71 | Punishment of repeat offenders |
| 377 | – | N/A & Omitted- |
| 378 | 303(2) | Theft |
| 379 | 303(2) | Theft |
| 380 | 305 | Theft in a dwelling house or means of transportation or place of worship etc., |
| 381 | 306 | Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master |
| 382 | 307 | Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order for committing theft |
| 383 | 308(1) | Extortion |
| 384 | 308(2) | Extortion |
| 385 | 308(3) | Extortion |
| 386 | 308(5) | Extortion |
| 387 | 308(4) | Extortion |
| 388 | 308(7) | Extortion |
| 389 | 308(6) | Extortion |
| 390 | 309(1 to 3) | Robbery |
| 391 | 310(1) | Dacoity |
| 392 | 309(4) | Robbery |
| 393 | 309(5) | Robbery |
| 394 | 309(6) | Robbery |
| 395 | 310(2) | Dacoity |
| 396 | 310(3) | Dacoity |
| 397 | 311 | Robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grieveous hurt |
| 398 | 312 | Attempt to commit Robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon |
| 399 | 310(4) | Dacoity |
| 400 | 310(6) | Dacoity |
Sections 401-500 (IPC) vs BNS Sections
| IPC Section | BNS Section | Text |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | 313 | Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers |
| 402 | 310(5) | Dacoity |
| 403 | 314 | Dishonest misappropriation of property |
| 404 | 315 | Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of death |
| 405 | 316(1) | Criminal breach of trust |
| 406 | 316(2) | Criminal breach of trust |
| 407 | 316(3) | Criminal breach of trust |
| 408 | 316(4) | Criminal breach of trust |
| 409 | 316(5) | Criminal breach of trust |
| 410 | 317(1) | Stolen property |
| 411 | 317(2) | Stolen property |
| 412 | 317(3) | Stolen property |
| 413 | 317(4) | Stolen property |
| 414 | 317(5) | Stolen property |
| 415 | 318(1) | Cheating |
| 416 | 319(1) | Cheating by personation |
| 417 | 318(2) | Cheating |
| 418 | 318(3) | Cheating |
| 419 | 319(2) | Cheating by personation |
| 420 | 318(4) | Cheating |
| 421 | 320 | Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration |
| 422 | 321 | Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors |
| 423 | 322 | Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration |
| 424 | 323 | Dishonest or fraudulently removal or concealment of property |
| 425 | 324(1) | Mischief |
| 426 | 324(2) | Mischief |
| 427 | 324(4)/324(5) | Mischief |
| 428 | 325 | Mischief by killing or maiming animals |
| 429 | 325 | Mischief by killing or maiming animals |
| 430 | 326(a) | Mischief by injury, or inundation, fire or explosive substance etc., |
| 431 | 326(b) | Mischief by injury, or inundation, fire or explosive substance etc., |
| 432 | 326(c) | Mischief by injury, or inundation, fire or explosive substance etc., |
| 433 | 326(d) | Mischief by injury, or inundation, fire or explosive substance etc., |
| 434 | 326(e) | Mischief by injury, or inundation, fire or explosive substance etc., |
| 435 | 326(f) | Mischief by injury, or inundation, fire or explosive substance etc., |
| 436 | 326(g) | Mischief by injury, or inundation, fire or explosive substance etc., |
| 437 | 327(1) | Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a rail, aircraft , decked vessel |
| 438 | 327(2) | Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a rail, aircraft , decked vessel |
| 439 | 328 | Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft |
| 440 | 324(6) | Mischief |
| 441 | 329(1) | Criminal trespass and house trespass |
| 442 | 329(2) | Criminal trespass and house trespass |
| 443 | 330(1) | House-trespass and house-breaking |
| 444 | – | |
| 445 | 330(2) | House-trespass and house-breaking |
| 446 | – | – |
| 447 | 329(3) | Criminal trespass and house-trespass |
| 448 | 329(4) | Criminal trespass and house-trespass |
| 449 | 332(a) | House-trespass in order to commit offence |
| 450 | 332(b) | House-trespass in order to commit offence |
| 451 | 332(c) | House-trespass in order to commit offence |
| 452 | 333 | House-tresspass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint |
| 453 | 331(1) | Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking |
| 454 | 331(3) | Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking |
| 455 | 331(5) | Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking |
| 456 | 331(2) | Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking |
| 457 | 331(4) | Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking |
| 458 | 331(6) | Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking |
| 459 | 331(7) | Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking |
| 460 | 331(8) | Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking |
| 461 | 334(1) | Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property |
| 462 | 334(2) | Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property |
| 463 | 336(1) | Forgery |
| 464 | 335 | Making a false document |
| 465 | 336(2) | Forgery |
| 466 | 337 | Forgery of record of Court or of public register etc., |
| 467 | 338 | Forgery of valuable security, will etc., |
| 468 | 336(3) | Forgery |
| 469 | 336(4) | Forgery |
| 470 | 340(1) | Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine |
| 471 | 340(2) | Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine |
| 472 | 341(1) | Making or possessing counterfeit seal with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 338 |
| 473 | 341(2) | Making or possessing counterfeit seal with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 338 |
| 474 | 339 | Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending it use it as genuine |
| 475 | 342(1) | Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338 or possessing counterfeit marked material |
| 476 | 342(2) | Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338 or possessing counterfeit marked material |
| 477 | 343 | Fraudulent cancellation, destruction etc., of will authority to adopt or vaulable security |
| 477A | 344 | Falsification of accounts |
| 478 | – | – |
| 479 | 345(1) | Property mark |
| 480 | – | N/A & Omitted |
| 481 | 345(2) | Property mark |
| 482 | 345(3) | Property mark |
| 483 | 347(1) | Counterfeiting a property mark |
| 484 | 347(2) | Counterfeiting a property mark |
| 485 | 348 | Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark |
| 486 | 349 | Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark |
| 487 | 350(1) | Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods |
| 488 | 350(2) | Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods |
| 489 | 346 | Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury |
| 489A | 178 | Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes |
| 489B | 179 | Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes |
| 489C | 180 | Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank notes |
| 489D | 181 | Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin. Government stamp, currency notes or bank-notes |
| 489E | 182 | Making or using documents resembling currency notes |
| 490 | – | N/A & Omitted |
| 491 | 357 | Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person |
| 492 | – | N/A & Omitted |
| 493 | 81 | Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage |
| 494 | 82(1) | Marrying again during the lifetime of husband or wife |
| 495 | 82(2) | Marrying again during the lifetime of husband or wife |
| 496 | 83 | Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage |
| 497 | – | N/A & Omitted |
| 498 | 84 | Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman |
| 498A | 85 | Husband or relative of a husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty |
| 498 Exp | 86 | Cruelty defined |
| 499 | 356(1) | Defamation |
| 500 | 356(2) | Defamation |
| 501 | 356(3) | Defamation |
| 502 | 356(4) | Defamation |
| 503 | 351(1) | Criminal intimidation |
| 504 | 352 | Intentional insult with intent to provoke each other |
| 505 | 353 | Statements conducing to public mischief |
| 506 | 351(2)/351(3) | Criminal intimidation |
| 507 | 351(4) | Criminal intimidation |
| 508 | 354 | Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered as object of Divine displeasure |
| 509 | 79 | Word,gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman |
| 510 | 355 | Misconduct in public by a drunken person |
| 511 | 62 | Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment |
These are above IPC sections that has been replaced by BNS Sections (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) and these laws are applied for any crime that has been committed after July 1st, 2024 (For the crimes committed before July1st, only IPC sections will apply)
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