IPC to BNS Section Converter
आईपीसी से बीएनएस धारा परिवर्तक
Since July 1, 2024, the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860 has been replaced by the
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023. Use this converter to find the new BNS section
number for any old IPC section. Each entry includes a detailed comparison of punishment, classification,
and key changes.
Offences Against the Body
शरीर के विरुद्ध अपराध
| IPC Section |
Title |
BNS Section |
Changed? |
Details |
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302
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Punishment for Murder |
103(1)
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No
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506
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Criminal Intimidation |
351
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No
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304A
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Causing Death by Negligence |
106
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Yes
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323
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Voluntarily Causing Hurt |
115
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Yes
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306
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Abetment of Suicide |
108
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No
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307
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Attempt to Murder |
109
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No
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341
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Wrongful Restraint |
126
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Yes
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299
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Culpable Homicide |
100
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No
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300
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Murder (Definition) |
101
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No
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303
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Murder by Life Convict |
104
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No
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304
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Culpable Homicide not amounting to Murder |
105
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No
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305
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Abetment of Suicide of Child or Insane Person |
107
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No
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308
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Attempt to Commit Culpable Homicide |
110
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No
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324
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Voluntarily Causing Hurt by Dangerous Weapon |
118
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No
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325
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Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt |
117
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No
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326
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Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt by Dangerous Weapon |
119
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No
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326A
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Voluntarily Causing Grievous Hurt by Acid Attack |
124
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No
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332
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Voluntarily Causing Hurt to Public Servant |
121
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No
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336
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Act Endangering Life or Personal Safety of Others |
125
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Yes
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352
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Assault or Criminal Force otherwise than on Grave Provocation |
131
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Yes
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353
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Assault or Criminal Force to Deter Public Servant |
132
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No
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Kidnapping, Abduction & Trafficking
अपहरण, व्यपहरण एवं तस्करी
| IPC Section |
Title |
BNS Section |
Changed? |
Details |
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363
|
Punishment for Kidnapping |
137
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No
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364
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Kidnapping or Abducting in order to Murder |
140
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No
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364A
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Kidnapping for Ransom |
140(2)
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No
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366
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Kidnapping, Abducting Woman to Compel Marriage |
87
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No
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370
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Trafficking of Persons |
143
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No
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374
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Unlawful Compulsory Labour |
146
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No
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Offences Against Women
महिलाओं के विरुद्ध अपराध
| IPC Section |
Title |
BNS Section |
Changed? |
Details |
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376
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Punishment for Rape |
64
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No
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498A
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Cruelty by Husband or His Relatives |
85
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No
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354
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Assault or Criminal Force to Woman with Intent to Outrage Modesty |
74
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No
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304B
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Dowry Death |
80
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No
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354A
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Sexual Harassment |
75
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No
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509
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Word, Gesture or Act Intended to Insult the Modesty of a Woman |
79
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No
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354B
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Assault or Use of Criminal Force to Woman with Intent to Disrobe |
76
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No
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354C
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Voyeurism |
77
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No
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354D
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Stalking |
78
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No
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375
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Rape (Definition) |
63
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No
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376A
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Punishment for Causing Death or Persistent Vegetative State during Rape |
66
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No
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376D
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Gang Rape |
70
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Yes
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Offences Against Property
संपत्ति के विरुद्ध अपराध
| IPC Section |
Title |
BNS Section |
Changed? |
Details |
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379
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Punishment for Theft |
303
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No
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380
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Theft in Dwelling House |
305
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No
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382
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Theft after Preparation Made for Causing Death or Hurt |
307
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No
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384
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Punishment for Extortion |
308
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No
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392
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Punishment for Robbery |
309
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No
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395
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Punishment for Dacoity |
310
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No
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397
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Robbery or Dacoity with Attempt to Cause Death or Grievous Hurt |
311
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No
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403
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Dishonest Misappropriation of Property |
314
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No
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411
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Dishonestly Receiving Stolen Property |
317
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No
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425
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Mischief |
324
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No
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435
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Mischief by Fire or Explosive with Intent to Cause Damage |
326
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No
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447
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Punishment for Criminal Trespass |
329
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Yes
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452
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House-trespass after Preparation for Hurt, Assault, or Wrongful Restraint |
333
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No
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Fraud, Cheating & Breach of Trust
धोखाधड़ी, छल एवं विश्वासघात
| IPC Section |
Title |
BNS Section |
Changed? |
Details |
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420
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Cheating and Dishonestly Inducing Delivery of Property |
318
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No
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406
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Criminal Breach of Trust |
316
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No
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419
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Cheating by Personation |
319
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No
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421
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Dishonest or Fraudulent Removal or Concealment of Property |
320
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No
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Criminal Conspiracy, Abetment & Attempt
आपराधिक षड्यंत्र, दुष्प्रेरण एवं प्रयास
| IPC Section |
Title |
BNS Section |
Changed? |
Details |
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34
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Acts Done by Several Persons in Furtherance of Common Intention |
3(5)
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No
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120B
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Punishment for Criminal Conspiracy |
61
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No
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107
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Abetment of a Thing (Definition) |
45
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No
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109
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Punishment of Abetment if Act Abetted is Committed |
49
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No
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114
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Abettor Present when Offence is Committed |
54
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No
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120A
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Criminal Conspiracy (Definition) |
60
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No
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511
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Punishment for Attempting to Commit Offences |
62
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No
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Offences Against Public Tranquility
लोक शांति के विरुद्ध अपराध
| IPC Section |
Title |
BNS Section |
Changed? |
Details |
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294
|
Obscene Acts and Songs |
296
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No
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504
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Intentional Insult with Intent to Provoke Breach of Peace |
352
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No
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141
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Unlawful Assembly |
189
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No
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147
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Punishment for Rioting |
191
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No
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149
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Every Member of Unlawful Assembly Guilty of Offence Committed |
190
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No
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153A
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Promoting Enmity Between Different Groups |
196
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No
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505
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Statements Conducing to Public Mischief |
353
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No
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Offences Against the State
राज्य के विरुद्ध अपराध
| IPC Section |
Title |
BNS Section |
Changed? |
Details |
|
121
|
Waging War Against the Government of India |
147
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No
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124A
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Sedition |
152
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Yes
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Forgery & Document Offences
जालसाजी एवं दस्तावेज़ सम्बन्धी अपराध
| IPC Section |
Title |
BNS Section |
Changed? |
Details |
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463
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Forgery |
336
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No
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467
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Forgery of Valuable Security, Will, etc. |
338
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No
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471
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Using as Genuine a Forged Document |
340
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No
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477A
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Falsification of Accounts |
344
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No
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489A
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Counterfeiting Currency Notes or Bank Notes |
178
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No
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False Evidence & Offences by Public Servants
झूठा साक्ष्य एवं लोक सेवकों द्वारा अपराध
| IPC Section |
Title |
BNS Section |
Changed? |
Details |
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166
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Public Servant Disobeying Law with Intent to Cause Injury |
198
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No
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167
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Public Servant Framing an Incorrect Document |
201
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No
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170
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Personating a Public Servant |
204
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No
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193
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Punishment for False Evidence |
229
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No
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201
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Causing Disappearance of Evidence of Offence |
238
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No
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211
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False Charge of Offence Made with Intent to Injure |
248
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No
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212
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Harbouring Offender |
249
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No
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Offences Relating to Religion
धर्म सम्बन्धी अपराध
| IPC Section |
Title |
BNS Section |
Changed? |
Details |
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295
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Injuring or Defiling Place of Worship with Intent to Insult Religion |
298
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No
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295A
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Deliberate and Malicious Acts Intended to Outrage Religious Feelings |
299
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No
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296
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Disturbing Religious Assembly |
300
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No
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298
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Uttering Words with Deliberate Intent to Wound Religious Feelings |
302
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No
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Offences Against Public Health & Safety
लोक स्वास्थ्य एवं सुरक्षा के विरुद्ध अपराध
| IPC Section |
Title |
BNS Section |
Changed? |
Details |
|
268
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Public Nuisance |
270
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Yes
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269
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Negligent Act Likely to Spread Infection of Disease |
271
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No
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270
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Malignant Act Likely to Spread Infection of Disease |
272
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No
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272
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Adulteration of Food or Drink Intended for Sale |
274
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Yes
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279
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Rash Driving or Riding on a Public Way |
281
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Yes
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292
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Sale of Obscene Books, etc. |
294
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No
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Offences Relating to Marriage
विवाह सम्बन्धी अपराध
| IPC Section |
Title |
BNS Section |
Changed? |
Details |
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493
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Cohabitation Caused by Man Deceitfully Inducing Belief of Lawful Marriage |
81
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No
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494
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Marrying Again During Lifetime of Husband or Wife (Bigamy) |
82
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No
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496
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Marriage Ceremony Performed Fraudulently Without Lawful Marriage |
83
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No
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Defamation
मानहानि
| IPC Section |
Title |
BNS Section |
Changed? |
Details |
|
499
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Defamation |
356
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No
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Key Changes from IPC to BNS — What Lawyers Need to Know
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 replaced the 163-year-old Indian Penal Code on 1 July 2024.
While the BNS retains the core structure of criminal law, it introduces significant changes that every advocate, law student,
and legal professional must understand. Here is a summary of the most important changes:
New Offences Introduced
- Organized crime (Section 111) — First time codified; covers syndicate-based criminal activities with punishment up to life imprisonment or death
- Petty organized crime (Section 112) — Covers organised pickpocketing, snatching, trick theft etc.
- Terrorist act (Section 113) — Previously only in UAPA, now also in the general criminal code
- Mob lynching (Section 103(2)) — Murder by a group of 5+ on grounds of race, caste, community etc. — death penalty or life imprisonment
- Hit and run (Section 106(2)) — Causing death by rash/negligent driving and fleeing — up to 10 years imprisonment
- False promise to marry (Section 69) — Sexual intercourse by deceitful promise of marriage — up to 10 years
- Snatching (Section 304) — Distinct from theft, punishable with up to 3 years imprisonment
Offences Removed or Replaced
- Sedition (IPC 124A) — Replaced with "acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India" (BNS 152). The word "sedition" no longer exists in Indian criminal law
- Adultery (IPC 497) — Already struck down by Supreme Court in 2018 (Joseph Shine case); not included in BNS
- Attempt to commit suicide (IPC 309) — Removed as a criminal offence, consistent with Mental Healthcare Act 2017
Punishment Changes
- Community service introduced as a new form of punishment for minor offences (first time in Indian criminal law)
- Enhanced penalties for crimes against women and children
- Death penalty provisions expanded (mob lynching, rape of minor under 18)
- Fine amounts updated to reflect current economic conditions
Section Renumbering
The BNS has 358 sections compared to IPC's 511 sections. The numbering has been completely reorganized — no IPC section number maps directly to the same BNS number.
For example: IPC 302 (murder) → BNS 103, IPC 420 (cheating) → BNS 318, IPC 376 (rape) → BNS 65.
Use the converter tool above to find any section mapping instantly.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860 was India's primary criminal law for over 160 years. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 replaced it on 1 July 2024. While the BNS retains most IPC offences, it introduces new provisions for organized crime, terrorism, mob lynching, and offences against women and children. Section numbers have been completely reorganized — for example, IPC Section 302 (murder) is now BNS Section 103.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 was passed by Parliament in December 2023 and came into force on 1 July 2024, along with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) replacing CrPC and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) replacing the Indian Evidence Act. All three new laws apply to offences committed on or after 1 July 2024. Cases registered under IPC before this date continue under the old law.
Yes, the offence of cruelty by husband or his relatives (IPC 498A) continues under BNS Section 85-86. The punishment remains the same — up to 3 years imprisonment and fine. For FIRs registered before 1 July 2024, IPC 498A still applies. For complaints filed after 1 July 2024, the corresponding BNS section is used.
IPC Section 420 (cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) corresponds to BNS Section 318. The punishment remains up to 7 years imprisonment and fine. The basic definition of cheating (IPC 415) maps to BNS Section 316. Use the converter above to find all related sections.
IPC Section 124A (sedition) has been replaced by BNS Section 152 which deals with "acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India." The language has been modified — the term "sedition" is no longer used. The new section is broader in scope and carries punishment of up to 7 years imprisonment or life imprisonment.
BNS introduces several new offences not present in IPC: organized crime (Section 111), petty organized crime (Section 112), terrorist act (Section 113), mob lynching (Section 103(2)), snatching (Section 304), hit and run (Section 106(2)), and offences relating to false promise to marry (Section 69). Community service has also been introduced as a new form of punishment.
Simply type an IPC section number (e.g., "302"), a BNS section number (e.g., "103"), or a keyword (e.g., "murder", "theft", "cheating") in the search box above. The converter will instantly filter and show you the matching sections with both old IPC and new BNS numbers, along with the section title. Click any section for a detailed comparison.
Disclaimer: The IPC to BNS section mapping provided on this page is for general informational
and educational purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 may have
introduced changes beyond simple section renumbering. Always consult a qualified advocate or legal professional
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