Indian Penal Code, 1860 → Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

IPC to BNS chart: all 569 sections mapped

This IPC to BNS chart lists all 569 sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and where each went in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: 287 carried over, 245 merged, 2 split, 1 reorganised, 19 dropped and 15 repealed before 2023. The BNS has 358 sections, 10 of them new, and came into force on 1 July 2024.

IPC · 569Carried over287Merged245Split2Reorganised1Dropped19Repealed earlier15

BNS · 358Carried over287Merged55Split5Reorganised1New10

IPC to BNS: all 569 IPC sections

IPC to BNS chart: each section of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 with the corresponding section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and its status
IPC section	Title	BNS section(s)	Status
Chapter I · Introduction
1	Title and extent of operation of the Code	1(1)	Merged
2	Punishment of offences committed within India	1(3)	Merged
3	Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India	1(4)	Merged
4	Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences	1(5)	Merged
5	Certain laws not to be affected by this Act	1(6)	Merged
Chapter II · General explanations
6	Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions	3(1)	Merged
7	Sense of expression once explained	3(2)	Merged
8	Gender	2(10)	Merged
9	Number	2(22)	Merged
10	“Man”. “Woman”	2(19), 2(35)	Merged
11	“Person”	2(26)	Merged
12	“Public”	2(27)	Merged
13	Definition of “Queen”	None	Repealed earlier
14	“Servant of Government”	None	Dropped
15	Definition of “British India”	None	Repealed earlier
16	Definition of “Government of India”	None	Repealed earlier
17	“Government”	2(12)	Merged
18	“India”	None	Dropped
19	“Judge”	2(16)	Merged
20	“Court of Justice”	2(5)	Merged
21	“Public servant”	2(28)	Merged
22	“Movable property”	2(21)	Merged
23	“Wrongful gain”	2(36), 2(37), 2(38)	Merged
24	“Dishonestly”	2(7)	Merged
25	“Fraudulently”	2(9)	Merged
26	“Reason to believe”	2(29)	Merged
27	“Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant”	3(3)	Merged
28	“Counterfeit”	2(4)	Merged
29	“Document”	2(8)	Merged
29A	“Electronic record”	None	Dropped
30	“Valuable security”	2(31)	Merged
31	“A will”	2(34)	Merged
32	Words referring to acts include illegal omissions	3(4)	Merged
33	“Act”. “Omission”	2(1), 2(25)	Merged
34	Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention	3(5)	Merged
35	When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention	3(6)	Merged
36	Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission	3(7)	Merged
37	Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence	3(8)	Merged
38	Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences	3(9)	Merged
39	“Voluntarily”	2(33)	Merged
40	“Offence”	2(24)	Merged
41	“Special law”	2(30)	Merged
42	“Local law”	2(18)	Merged
43	“Illegal”. “Legally bound to do”	2(15)	Merged
44	“Injury”	2(14)	Merged
45	“Life”	2(17)	Merged
46	“Death”	2(6)	Merged
47	“Animal”	2(2)	Merged
48	“Vessel”	2(32)	Merged
49	“Year”. “Month”	2(20)	Merged
50	“Section”	None	Dropped
51	“Oath”	2(23)	Merged
52	“Good faith”	2(11)	Merged
52A	“Harbour”	2(13)	Merged
Chapter III · Of punishments
53	Punishments	4	Carried over
53A	Construction of reference to transportation	None	Dropped
54	Commutation of sentence of death	5(a)	Merged
55	Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life	5(b)	Merged
55A	Definition of “appropriate Government”	5	Merged
56	Sentence of Europeans and Americans to penal servitude. Proviso as to sentence for term exceeding ten years but not for life	None	Repealed earlier
57	Fractions of terms of punishment	6	Carried over
58	Offenders sentenced to transportation how dealt with until transported	None	Repealed earlier
59	Transportation instead of imprisonment	None	Repealed earlier
60	Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple	7	Carried over
61	Sentence of forfeiture of property	None	Repealed earlier
62	Forfeiture of property, in respect of offenders punishable with death, transportation or imprisonment	None	Repealed earlier
63	Amount of fine	8(1)	Merged
64	Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine	8(2)	Merged
65	Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable	8(3)	Merged
66	Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine	8(4)	Merged
67	Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only	8(5)	Merged
68	Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine	8(6)(a)	Merged
69	Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine	8(6)(b)	Merged
70	Fine leviable within six years, of during imprisonment. Death not to discharge property from liability	8(7)	Merged
71	Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences	9	Carried over
72	Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which	10	Carried over
73	Solitary confinement	11	Carried over
74	Limit of solitary confinement	12	Carried over
75	Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction	13	Carried over
Chapter IV · General exceptions
76	Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law	14	Carried over
77	Act of Judge when acting judicially	15	Carried over
78	Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court	16	Carried over
79	Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself, justified, by law	17	Carried over
80	Accident in doing a lawful act	18	Carried over
81	Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm	19	Carried over
82	Act of a child under seven years of age	20	Carried over
83	Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding	21	Carried over
84	Act of a person of unsound mind	22	Carried over
85	Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will	23	Carried over
86	Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated	24	Carried over
87	Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent	25	Carried over
88	Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit	26	Carried over
89	Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of guardian	27	Carried over
90	Consent known to be given under fear or misconception	28	Carried over
91	Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm cause	29	Carried over
92	Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent	30	Carried over
93	Communication made in good faith	31	Carried over
94	Act to which a person is compelled by threats	32	Carried over
95	Act causing slight harm	33	Carried over
96	Things done in private defence	34	Carried over
97	Right of private defence of the body and of property	35	Carried over
98	Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc	36	Carried over
99	Acts against which there is no right of private defence	37	Carried over
100	When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death	38	Carried over
101	When such right extends to causing any harm other than death	39	Carried over
102	Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body	40	Carried over
103	When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death	41	Carried over
104	When such right extends to causing any harm other than death	42	Carried over
105	Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property	43	Carried over
106	Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person	44	Carried over
Chapter V · Of abetment
107	Abetment of a thing	45	Carried over
108	Abettor	46	Carried over
108A	Abetment in India of offences outside India	47	Carried over
109	Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment	49	Carried over
110	Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor	50	Carried over
111	Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done	51	Carried over
112	Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done	52	Carried over
113	Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor	53	Carried over
114	Abettor present when offence is committed	54	Carried over
115	Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life	55	Carried over
116	Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment	56	Carried over
117	Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons	57	Carried over
118	Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life	58	Carried over
119	Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent	59	Carried over
120	Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment	60	Carried over
Chapter VA · Criminal conspiracy
120A	Definition of criminal conspiracy	61(1)	Merged
120B	Punishment of criminal conspiracy	61(2)	Merged
Chapter VI · Of offences against the State
121	Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India	147	Carried over
121A	Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121	148	Carried over
122	Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India	149	Carried over
123	Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war	150	Carried over
124	Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power	151	Carried over
124A	Sedition	None	Dropped
125	Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Government of India	153	Carried over
126	Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with the Government of India	154	Carried over
127	Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126	155	Carried over
128	Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of state or war to escape	156	Carried over
129	Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape	157	Carried over
130	Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner	158	Carried over
Chapter VII · Of offences relating to the Army, Navy and Air Force
131	Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty	159	Carried over
132	Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof	160	Carried over
133	Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office	161	Carried over
134	Abetment of such assault, if the assault committed	162	Carried over
135	Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman	163	Carried over
136	Harbouring deserter	164	Carried over
137	Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master	165	Carried over
138	Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman	166	Carried over
138A	Application of foregoing sections to the Indian Marine Service	None	Repealed earlier
139	Persons subject to certain Acts	167	Carried over
140	Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman	168	Carried over
Chapter VIII · Of offences against the public tranquillity
141	Unlawful assembly	189(1)	Merged
142	Being member of unlawful assembly	189(2)	Merged
143	Punishment	189(2)	Merged
144	Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon	189(4)	Merged
145	Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse	189(3)	Merged
146	Rioting	191(1)	Merged
147	Punishment for rioting	191(2)	Merged
148	Rioting, armed with deadly weapon	191(3)	Merged
149	Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object	190	Carried over
150	Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly	189(6)	Merged
151	Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse	189(5)	Merged
152	Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc	195	Carried over
153	Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot	192	Carried over
153A	Promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony	196	Carried over
153AA	Punishment for knowingly carrying arms in any procession or organising, or holding or taking part in any mass drill or mass training with arms	None	Dropped
153B	Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration	197	Carried over
154	Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held	193(1)	Merged
155	Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed	193(2)	Merged
156	Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed	193(3)	Merged
157	Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly	189(7)	Merged
158	Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot	189(8), 189(9)	Merged
159	Affray	194(1)	Merged
160	Punishment for committing affray	194(2)	Merged
Chapter IX · Of offences by or relating to public servants
166	Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person	198	Carried over
166A	Public servant disobeying direction under law	199	Carried over
166B	Punishment for non-treatment of victim	200	Carried over
167	Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury	201	Carried over
168	Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade	202	Carried over
169	Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property	203	Carried over
170	Personating a public servant	204	Carried over
171	Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent	205	Carried over
Chapter IXA · Of offences relating to elections
171A	“Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined	169	Carried over
171B	Bribery	170	Carried over
171C	Undue influence at elections	171	Carried over
171D	Personation at elections	172	Carried over
171E	Punishment for bribery	173	Carried over
171F	Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election	174	Carried over
171G	False statement in connection with an election	175	Carried over
171H	Illegal payments in connection with an election	176	Carried over
171I	Failure to keep election accounts	177	Carried over
Chapter X · Of contempts of the lawful authority of public servants
172	Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding	206	Carried over
173	Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof	207	Carried over
174	Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant	208	Carried over
174A	Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 82 of Act 2 of 1974	209	Carried over
175	Omission to produce document to public servant by person legally bound to produce it	210	Carried over
176	Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it	211	Carried over
177	Furnishing false information	212	Carried over
178	Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it	213	Carried over
179	Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question	214	Carried over
180	Refusing to sign statement	215	Carried over
181	False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation	216	Carried over
182	False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person	217	Carried over
183	Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant	218	Carried over
184	Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant	219	Carried over
185	Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant	220	Carried over
186	Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions	221	Carried over
187	Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance	222	Carried over
188	Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant	223	Carried over
189	Threat of injury to public servant	224	Carried over
190	Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant	225	Carried over
Chapter XI · Of false evidence and offences against public justice
191	Giving false evidence	227	Carried over
192	Fabricating false evidence	228	Carried over
193	Punishment for false evidence	229	Carried over
194	Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence	230	Carried over
195	Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment	231	Carried over
195A	Threatening any person to give false evidence	232	Carried over
196	Using evidence known to be false	233	Carried over
197	Issuing or signing false certificate	234	Carried over
198	Using as true a certificate known to be false	235	Carried over
199	False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence	236	Carried over
200	Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false	237	Carried over
201	Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender	238	Carried over
202	Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform	239	Carried over
203	Giving false information respecting an offence committed	240	Carried over
204	Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence	241	Carried over
205	False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution	242	Carried over
206	Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution	243	Carried over
207	Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution	244	Carried over
208	Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due	245	Carried over
209	Dishonesty making false claim in Court	246	Carried over
210	Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due	247	Carried over
211	False charge of offence made with intent to injure	248	Carried over
212	Harbouring offender	249	Carried over
213	Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment	250	Carried over
214	Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender	251	Carried over
215	Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc	252	Carried over
216	Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered	253	Carried over
216A	Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits	254	Carried over
216B	Definition of “harbour” in sections 212, 216 and 216A	None	Repealed earlier
217	Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture	255	Carried over
218	Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture	256	Carried over
219	Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law	257	Carried over
220	Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law	258	Carried over
221	Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend	259	Carried over
222	Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed	260	Carried over
223	Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant	261	Carried over
224	Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension	262	Carried over
225	Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person	263	Carried over
225A	Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for	264	Carried over
225B	Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for	265	Carried over
226	Unlawful return from transportation	None	Repealed earlier
227	Violation of condition of remission of punishment	266	Carried over
228	Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding	267	Carried over
228A	Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences, etc	72, 73	Split
229	Personation of a juror or assessor	268	Carried over
229A	Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in court	269	Carried over
Chapter XII · Of offences relating to coin and Government stamps
230	“Coin” defined	178(2)	Merged
231	Counterfeiting coin	178(4)	Merged
232	Counterfeiting Indian coin	178	Merged
233	Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin	181	Merged
234	Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin	181	Merged
235	Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin	181	Merged
236	Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin	None	Dropped
237	Import or export of counterfeit coin	179	Merged
238	Import or export of counterfeits of the Indian coin	179	Merged
239	Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit	179	Merged
240	Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit	179	Merged
241	Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit	179	Merged
242	Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof	180	Merged
243	Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof	180	Merged
244	Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law	187	Carried over
245	Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint	188	Carried over
246	Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin	178(5)	Merged
247	Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin	178	Merged
248	Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description	178(5)	Merged
249	Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description	178	Merged
250	Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered	179	Merged
251	Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered	179	Merged
252	Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof	180	Merged
253	Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof	180	Merged
254	Delivery of coin as genuine which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered	179	Merged
255	Counterfeiting Government stamp	178(3)	Merged
256	Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp	181	Merged
257	Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp	181	Merged
258	Sale of counterfeit Government stamp	179	Merged
259	Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp	180	Merged
260	Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit	179	Merged
261	Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government	183	Carried over
262	Using Government stamp known to have been before used	184	Carried over
263	Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used	185	Carried over
263A	Prohibition of fictitious stamps	186	Carried over
Chapter XIII · Of offences relating to weights and measures
264	Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing	None	Dropped
265	Fraudulent use of false weight or measure	None	Dropped
266	Being in possession of false weight or measure	None	Dropped
267	Making or selling false weight or measure	None	Dropped
Chapter XIV · Of offences affecting the public health, safety, convenience, decency and morals
268	Public nuisance	270	Carried over
269	Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life	271	Carried over
270	Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life	272	Carried over
271	Disobedience to quarantine rule	273	Carried over
272	Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale	274	Carried over
273	Sale of noxious food or drink	275	Carried over
274	Adulteration of drugs	276	Carried over
275	Sale of adulterated drugs	277	Carried over
276	Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation	278	Carried over
277	Fouling water of public spring or reservoir	279	Carried over
278	Making atmosphere noxious to health	280	Carried over
279	Rash driving or riding on a public way	281	Carried over
280	Rash navigation of vessel	282	Carried over
281	Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy	283	Carried over
282	Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel	284	Carried over
283	Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation	285	Carried over
284	Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance	286	Carried over
285	Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter	287	Carried over
286	Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance	288	Carried over
287	Negligent conduct with respect to machinery	289	Carried over
288	Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings	290	Carried over
289	Negligent conduct with respect to animal	291	Carried over
290	Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for	292	Carried over
291	Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue	293	Carried over
292	Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc	294	Carried over
293	Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person	295	Carried over
294	Obscene acts and songs	296	Carried over
294A	Keeping lottery office	297	Carried over
Chapter XV · Of offences relating to religion
295	Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class	298	Carried over
295A	Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs	299	Carried over
296	Disturbing religious assembly	300	Carried over
297	Trespassing on burial places, etc	301	Carried over
298	Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings	302	Carried over
Chapter XVI · Of offences affecting the human body
299	Culpable homicide	100	Carried over
300	Murder	101	Carried over
301	Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended	102	Carried over
302	Punishment for murder	103	Carried over
303	Punishment for murder by life-convict	104	Carried over
304	Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder	105	Carried over
304A	Causing death by negligence	106	Carried over
304B	Dowry death	80	Carried over
305	Abetment of suicide of child or insane person	107	Carried over
306	Abetment of suicide	108	Carried over
307	Attempt to murder	109	Carried over
308	Attempt to commit culpable homicide	110	Carried over
309	Attempt to commit suicide	None	Dropped
310	Thug	None	Dropped
311	Punishment	None	Dropped
312	Causing miscarraige	88	Carried over
313	Causing miscarriage without woman's consent	89	Carried over
314	Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage	90	Carried over
315	Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth	91	Carried over
316	Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide	92	Carried over
317	Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it	93	Carried over
318	Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body	94	Carried over
319	Hurt	114	Carried over
320	Grievous hurt	116	Carried over
321	Voluntarily causing hurt	115(1)	Merged
322	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt	117(1)	Merged
323	Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt	115(2)	Merged
324	Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means	118(1)	Merged
325	Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt	117(2)	Merged
326	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means	118(2)	Merged
326A	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc	124(1)	Merged
326B	Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid	124(2)	Merged
327	Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal to an act	119(1)	Merged
328	Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit and offence	123	Carried over
329	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act	119(2)	Merged
330	Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property	120(1)	Merged
331	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property	120(2)	Merged
332	Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty	121(1)	Merged
333	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty	121(2)	Merged
334	Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation	122(1)	Merged
335	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation	122(2)	Merged
336	Act endangering life or personal safety of others	125	Merged
337	Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others	125(a)	Merged
338	Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others	125(b)	Merged
339	Wrongful restraint	126(1)	Merged
340	Wrongful confinement	127(1)	Merged
341	Punishment for wrongful restraint	126(2)	Merged
342	Punishment for wrongful confinement	127(2)	Merged
343	Wrongful confinement for three or more days	127(3)	Merged
344	Wrongful confinement for ten or more days	127(4)	Merged
345	Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued	127(5)	Merged
346	Wrongful confinement in secret	127(6)	Merged
347	Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act	127(7)	Merged
348	Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property	127(8)	Merged
349	Force	128	Carried over
350	Criminal force	129	Carried over
351	Assault	130	Carried over
352	Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation	131	Carried over
353	Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty	132	Carried over
354	Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty	74	Carried over
354A	Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment	75	Carried over
354B	Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe	76	Carried over
354C	Voyeurism	77	Carried over
354D	Stalking	78	Carried over
355	Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation	133	Carried over
356	Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person	134	Carried over
357	Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person	135	Carried over
358	Assault or criminal force on grave provocation	136	Carried over
359	Kidnapping	137(1)	Merged
360	Kidnapping from India	137(1)(a)	Merged
361	Kidnapping from lawful guardianship	137(1)(b)	Merged
362	Abduction	138	Carried over
363	Punishment for kidnapping	137(2)	Merged
363A	Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging	139	Carried over
364	Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder	140(1)	Merged
364A	Kidnapping for ransom, etc	140(2)	Merged
365	Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person	140(3)	Merged
366	Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc	87	Carried over
366A	Procuration of minor girl	96	Carried over
366B	Importation of girl from foreign country	141	Carried over
367	Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc	140(4)	Merged
368	Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person	142	Carried over
369	Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person	97	Carried over
370	Trafficking of person	143	Carried over
370A	Exploitation of a trafficked person	144	Carried over
371	Habitual dealing in slaves	145	Carried over
372	Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc	98	Carried over
373	Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc	99	Carried over
374	Unlawful compulsory labour	146	Carried over
375	Rape	63	Carried over
376	Punishment for rape	64, 65(1)	Reorganised
376A	Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim	66	Carried over
376AB	Punishment for rape on woman under twelve years of age	65(2)	Merged
376B	Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation	67	Carried over
376C	Sexual intercourse by a person in authority	68	Carried over
376D	Gang rape	70(1)	Merged
376DA	Punishment for gang rape on woman under sixteen years of age	70(2)	Merged
376DB	Punishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age	70(2)	Merged
376E	Punishment for repeat offenders	71	Carried over
377	Unnatural offences	None	Dropped
Chapter XVII · Of offences against property
378	Theft	303(1)	Merged
379	Punishment for theft	303(2)	Merged
380	Theft in dwelling house, etc	305	Carried over
381	Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master	306	Carried over
382	Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of the theft	307	Carried over
383	Extortion	308(1)	Merged
384	Punishment for extortion	308(2)	Merged
385	Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion	308(3)	Merged
386	Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt	308(5)	Merged
387	Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion	308(4)	Merged
388	Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, etc	308(7)	Merged
389	Putting person in fear or accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion	308(6)	Merged
390	Robbery	309(1)(2)(3)	Merged
391	Dacoity	310(1)	Merged
392	Punishment for robbery	309(4)	Merged
393	Attempt to commit robbery	309(5)	Merged
394	Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery	309(6)	Merged
395	Punishment for dacoity	310(2)	Merged
396	Dacoity with murder	310(3)	Merged
397	Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt	311	Carried over
398	Attempt to commit robbery or dacoitywhen armed with deadly weapon	312	Carried over
399	Making preparation to commit dacoity	310(4)	Merged
400	Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits	310(6)	Merged
401	Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves	313	Carried over
402	Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity	310(5)	Merged
403	Dishonest misappropriation of property	314	Carried over
404	Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death	315	Carried over
405	Criminal breach of trust	316(1)	Merged
406	Punishment for criminal breach of trust	316(2)	Merged
407	Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc	316(3)	Merged
408	Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant	316(4)	Merged
409	Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent	316(5)	Merged
410	Stolen property	317(1)	Merged
411	Dishonestly receiving stolen property	317(2)	Merged
412	Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity	317(3)	Merged
413	Habitually dealing in stolen property	317(4)	Merged
414	Assisting in concealment of stolen property	317(5)	Merged
415	Cheating	318(1)	Merged
416	Cheating by personation	319(1)	Merged
417	Punishment for cheating	318(2)	Merged
418	Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect	318(3)	Merged
419	Punishment for cheating by personation	319(2)	Merged
420	Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property	318(4)	Merged
421	Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors	320	Carried over
422	Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors	321	Carried over
423	Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration	322	Carried over
424	Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property	323	Carried over
425	Mischief	324(1)	Merged
426	Punishment for mischief	324(2)	Merged
427	Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees	324(4)	Merged
428	Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees	325	Merged
429	Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees	325	Merged
430	Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water	326(a)	Merged
431	Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel	326(b)	Merged
432	Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage	326(c)	Merged
433	Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark	326(d)	Merged
434	Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land-mark fixed by public authority	326(e)	Merged
435	Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural produce) ten rupees	326(f)	Merged
436	Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc	326(g)	Merged
437	Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden	327(1)	Merged
438	Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance	327(2)	Merged
439	Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc	328	Carried over
440	Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt	324(6)	Merged
441	Criminal trespass	329(1)	Merged
442	House-trespass	329(2)	Merged
443	Lurking house-trespass	330(1)	Merged
444	Lurking house-trespass by night	None	Dropped
445	House-breaking	330(2)	Merged
446	House-breaking by night	None	Dropped
447	Punishment for criminal trespass	329(3)	Merged
448	Punishment for house-trespass	329(4)	Merged
449	House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death	332(a)	Merged
450	House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life	332(b)	Merged
451	House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment	332(c)	Merged
452	House-trespass alter preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint	333	Carried over
453	Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking	331(1)	Merged
454	Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment	331(3)	Merged
455	Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint	331(5)	Merged
456	Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night	331(2)	Merged
457	Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment	331(4)	Merged
458	Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint	331(6)	Merged
459	Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking	331(7)	Merged
460	All persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night punishable where death or grievous hurt caused by one of them	331(8)	Merged
461	Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property	334(1)	Merged
462	Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody	334(2)	Merged
Chapter XVIII · Of offences relating to documents and to property marks
463	Forgery	336(1)	Merged
464	Making a false document	335	Carried over
465	Punishment for forgery	336(2)	Merged
466	Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc	337	Carried over
467	Forgery of valuable security, will, etc	338	Carried over
468	Forgery for purpose of cheating	336(3)	Merged
469	Forgery for purpose of harming reputation	336(4)	Merged
470	Forged document	340(1)	Merged
471	Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record	340(2)	Merged
472	Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467	341(1)	Merged
473	Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise	341(2)	Merged
474	Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it genuine	339	Carried over
475	Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material	342(1)	Merged
476	Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material	342(2)	Merged
477	Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security	343	Carried over
477A	Falsification of accounts	344	Carried over
478	Trade Mark	None	Repealed earlier
479	Property mark	345(1)	Merged
480	Using a false trade mark	None	Repealed earlier
481	Using a false property mark	345(2)	Merged
482	Punishment for using a false property mark	345(3)	Merged
483	Counterfeiting a property mark used by another	347(1)	Merged
484	Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant	347(2)	Merged
485	Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark	348	Carried over
486	Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark	349	Carried over
487	Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods	350(1)	Merged
488	Punishment for making use of any such false mark	350(2)	Merged
489	Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury	346	Carried over
489A	Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes	178(1)	Merged
489B	Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes	179	Merged
489C	Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes	180	Merged
489D	Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency notes or bank-notes	181	Merged
489E	Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes	182	Carried over
Chapter XIX · Of the criminal breach of contracts of service
490	Breach of contract of service during voyage or journey	None	Repealed earlier
491	Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person	357	Carried over
492	Breach of contract to serve at distant place to which servant is conveyed at master's expense	None	Repealed earlier
Chapter XX · Of offences relating to marriage
493	Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage	81	Carried over
494	Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife	82(1)	Merged
495	Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted	82(2)	Merged
496	Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage	83	Carried over
497	Adultery	None	Dropped
498	Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman	84	Carried over
Chapter XXA · Of cruelty by husband or relatives of husband
498A	Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty	85, 86	Split
Chapter XXI · Of defamation
499	Defamation	356(1)	Merged
500	Punishment for defamation	356(2)	Merged
501	Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory	356(3)	Merged
502	Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter	356(4)	Merged
Chapter XXII · Of criminal intimidation, insult and annoyance
503	Criminal intimidation	351(1)	Merged
504	Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace	352	Carried over
505	Statements conducing to public mischief	353	Carried over
506	Punishment for criminal intimidation	351(2), 351(3)	Merged
507	Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication	351(4)	Merged
508	Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure	354	Carried over
509	Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman	79	Carried over
510	Misconduct in public by a drunken person	355	Carried over
Chapter XXIII · Of attempts to commit offences
511	Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment	62	Carried over

BNS to IPC: all 358 BNS sections

BNS to IPC chart: each section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 with the corresponding section of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and its status
BNS section	Title	IPC section(s)	Status
Chapter I · Preliminary
1	Short title, commencement and application	1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Merged
2	Definitions	8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 52A	Merged
3	General explanations	6, 7, 27, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38	Merged
Chapter II · Of punishments
4	Punishments	53	Carried over
5	Commutation of sentence	54, 55, 55A	Merged
6	Fractions of terms of punishment	57	Carried over
7	Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple	60	Carried over
8	Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc	63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70	Merged
9	Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences	71	Carried over
10	Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful of which	72	Carried over
11	Solitary confinement	73	Carried over
12	Limit of solitary confinement	74	Carried over
13	Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction	75	Carried over
Chapter III · General exceptions
14	Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law	76	Carried over
15	Act of Judge when acting judicially	77	Carried over
16	Act done pursuant to judgment or order of Court	78	Carried over
17	Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law	79	Carried over
18	Accident in doing a lawful act	80	Carried over
19	Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm	81	Carried over
20	Act of a child under seven years of age	82	Carried over
21	Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding	83	Carried over
22	Act of a person of unsound mind	84	Carried over
23	Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will	85	Carried over
24	Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated	86	Carried over
25	Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent	87	Carried over
26	Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit	88	Carried over
27	Act done in good faith for benefit of child or person of unsound mind, by, or by consent of guardian	89	Carried over
28	Consent known to be given under fear or misconception	90	Carried over
29	Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused	91	Carried over
30	Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent	92	Carried over
31	Communication made in good faith	93	Carried over
32	Act to which a person is compelled by threats	94	Carried over
33	Act causing slight harm	95	Carried over
34	Things done in private defence	96	Carried over
35	Right of private defence of body and of property	97	Carried over
36	Right of private defence against act of a person of unsound mind, etc	98	Carried over
37	Acts against which there is no right of private defence	99	Carried over
38	When right of private defence of body extends to causing death	100	Carried over
39	When such right extends to causing any harm other than death	101	Carried over
40	Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of body	102	Carried over
41	When right of private defence of property extends to causing death	103	Carried over
42	When such right extends to causing any harm other than death	104	Carried over
43	Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of property	105	Carried over
44	Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person	106	Carried over
Chapter IV · Of abetment, criminal conspiracy and attempt
45	Abetment of a thing	107	Carried over
46	Abettor	108	Carried over
47	Abetment in India of offences outside India	108A	Carried over
48	Abetment outside India for offence in India	None	New
49	Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment	109	Carried over
50	Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor	110	Carried over
51	Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done	111	Carried over
52	Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done	112	Carried over
53	Liability of abettor for an effect caused by act abetted different from that intended by abettor	113	Carried over
54	Abettor present when offence is committed	114	Carried over
55	Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life	115	Carried over
56	Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment	116	Carried over
57	Abetting commission of offence by public or by more than ten persons	117	Carried over
58	Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life	118	Carried over
59	Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent	119	Carried over
60	Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment	120	Carried over
61	Criminal conspiracy	120A, 120B	Merged
62	Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment	511	Carried over
Chapter V · Of offences against woman and child
63	Rape	375	Carried over
64	Punishment for rape	376	Split
65	Punishment for rape in certain cases	376(3), 376AB	Reorganised
66	Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim	376A	Carried over
67	Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation	376B	Carried over
68	Sexual intercourse by a person in authority	376C	Carried over
69	Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc	None	New
70	Gang rape	376D, 376DA, 376DB	Merged
71	Punishment for repeat offenders	376E	Carried over
72	Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc	228A	Split
73	Printing or publishing any matter relating to Court proceedings without permission	228A(3)	Split
74	Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty	354	Carried over
75	Sexual harassment	354A	Carried over
76	Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe	354B	Carried over
77	Voyeurism	354C	Carried over
78	Stalking	354D	Carried over
79	Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman	509	Carried over
80	Dowry death	304B	Carried over
81	Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage	493	Carried over
82	Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife	494, 495	Merged
83	Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage	496	Carried over
84	Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman	498	Carried over
85	Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty	498A	Split
86	Cruelty defined	498A	Split
87	Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc	366	Carried over
88	Causing miscarriage	312	Carried over
89	Causing miscarriage without woman's consent	313	Carried over
90	Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage	314	Carried over
91	Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause to die after birth	315	Carried over
92	Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide	316	Carried over
93	Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it	317	Carried over
94	Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body	318	Carried over
95	Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence	None	New
96	Procuration of child	366A	Carried over
97	Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person	369	Carried over
98	Selling child for purposes of prostitution, etc	372	Carried over
99	Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc	373	Carried over
Chapter VI · Of offences affecting the human body
100	Culpable homicide	299	Carried over
101	Murder	300	Carried over
102	Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended	301	Carried over
103	Punishment for murder	302	Carried over
104	Punishment for murder by life-convict	303	Carried over
105	Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder	304	Carried over
106	Causing death by negligence	304A	Carried over
107	Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind	305	Carried over
108	Abetment of suicide	306	Carried over
109	Attempt to murder	307	Carried over
110	Attempt to commit culpable homicide	308	Carried over
111	Organised crime	None	New
112	Petty organised crime	None	New
113	Terrorist act	None	New
114	Hurt	319	Carried over
115	Voluntarily causing hurt	321, 323	Merged
116	Grievous hurt	320	Carried over
117	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt	322, 325	Merged
118	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means	324, 326	Merged
119	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act	327, 329	Merged
120	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property	330, 331	Merged
121	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty	332, 333	Merged
122	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation	334, 335	Merged
123	Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence	328	Carried over
124	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc	326A, 326B	Merged
125	Act endangering life or personal safety of others	336, 337, 338	Merged
126	Wrongful restraint	339, 341	Merged
127	Wrongful confinement	340, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348	Merged
128	Force	349	Carried over
129	Criminal force	350	Carried over
130	Assault	351	Carried over
131	Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation	352	Carried over
132	Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty	353	Carried over
133	Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation	355	Carried over
134	Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person	356	Carried over
135	Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person	357	Carried over
136	Assault or criminal force on grave provocation	358	Carried over
137	Kidnapping	359, 360, 361, 363	Merged
138	Abduction	362	Carried over
139	Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging	363A	Carried over
140	Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom, etc	364, 364A, 365, 367	Merged
141	Importation of girl or boy from foreign country	366B	Carried over
142	Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person	368	Carried over
143	Trafficking of person	370	Carried over
144	Exploitation of a trafficked person	370A	Carried over
145	Habitual dealing in slaves	371	Carried over
146	Unlawful compulsory labour	374	Carried over
Chapter VII · Of offences against the State
147	Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against Government of India	121	Carried over
148	Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 147	121A	Carried over
149	Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Government of India	122	Carried over
150	Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war	123	Carried over
151	Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain exercise of any lawful power	124	Carried over
152	Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India	None	New
153	Waging war against Government of any foreign State at peace with Government of India	125	Carried over
154	Committing depredation on territories of foreign State at peace with Government of India	126	Carried over
155	Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 153 and 154	127	Carried over
156	Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape	128	Carried over
157	Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape	129	Carried over
158	Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner	130	Carried over
Chapter VIII · Of offences relating to the Army, Navy and Air Force
159	Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty	131	Carried over
160	Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof	132	Carried over
161	Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office	133	Carried over
162	Abetment of such assault, if assault committed	134	Carried over
163	Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman	135	Carried over
164	Harbouring deserter	136	Carried over
165	Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master	137	Carried over
166	Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman	138	Carried over
167	Persons subject to certain Acts	139	Carried over
168	Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman	140	Carried over
Chapter IX · Of offences relating to elections
169	Candidate, electoral right defined	171A	Carried over
170	Bribery	171B	Carried over
171	Undue influence at elections	171C	Carried over
172	Personation at elections	171D	Carried over
173	Punishment for bribery	171E	Carried over
174	Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election	171F	Carried over
175	False statement in connection with an election	171G	Carried over
176	Illegal payments in connection with an election	171H	Carried over
177	Failure to keep election accounts	171I	Carried over
Chapter X · Of offences relating to coin, currency-notes, bank-notes, and Government stamps
178	Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes	230, 231, 232, 246, 247, 248, 249, 255, 489A	Merged
179	Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes	237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 250, 251, 254, 258, 260, 489B	Merged
180	Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes	242, 243, 252, 253, 259, 489C	Merged
181	Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes	233, 234, 235, 256, 257, 489D	Merged
182	Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes	489E	Carried over
183	Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government	261	Carried over
184	Using Government stamp known to have been before used	262	Carried over
185	Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used	263	Carried over
186	Prohibition of fictitious stamps	263A	Carried over
187	Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law	244	Carried over
188	Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint	245	Carried over
Chapter XI · Of offences against the public tranquillity
189	Unlawful assembly	141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 150, 151, 157, 158	Merged
190	Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object	149	Carried over
191	Rioting	146, 147, 148	Merged
192	Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed; if not committed	153	Carried over
193	Liability of owner, occupier, etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place	154, 155, 156	Merged
194	Affray	159, 160	Merged
195	Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc	152	Carried over
196	Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony	153A	Carried over
197	Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration	153B	Carried over
Chapter XII · Of offences by or relating to public servants
198	Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person	166	Carried over
199	Public servant disobeying direction under law	166A	Carried over
200	Punishment for non-treatment of victim	166B	Carried over
201	Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury	167	Carried over
202	Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade	168	Carried over
203	Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property	169	Carried over
204	Personating a public servant	170	Carried over
205	Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent	171	Carried over
Chapter XIII · Of contempts of the lawful authority of public servants
206	Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding	172	Carried over
207	Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof	173	Carried over
208	Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant	174	Carried over
209	Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023	174A	Carried over
210	Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce it	175	Carried over
211	Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it	176	Carried over
212	Furnishing false information	177	Carried over
213	Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it	178	Carried over
214	Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question	179	Carried over
215	Refusing to sign statement	180	Carried over
216	False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation	181	Carried over
217	False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to injury of another person	182	Carried over
218	Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant	183	Carried over
219	Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant	184	Carried over
220	Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant	185	Carried over
221	Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions	186	Carried over
222	Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance	187	Carried over
223	Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant	188	Carried over
224	Threat of injury to public servant	189	Carried over
225	Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant	190	Carried over
226	Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power	None	New
Chapter XIV · Of false evidence and offences against public justice
227	Giving false evidence	191	Carried over
228	Fabricating false evidence	192	Carried over
229	Punishment for false evidence	193	Carried over
230	Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence	194	Carried over
231	Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment	195	Carried over
232	Threatening any person to give false evidence	195A	Carried over
233	Using evidence known to be false	196	Carried over
234	Issuing or signing false certificate	197	Carried over
235	Using as true a certificate known to be false	198	Carried over
236	False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence	199	Carried over
237	Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false	200	Carried over
238	Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender	201	Carried over
239	Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform	202	Carried over
240	Giving false information respecting an offence committed	203	Carried over
241	Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence	204	Carried over
242	False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution	205	Carried over
243	Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution	206	Carried over
244	Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution	207	Carried over
245	Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due	208	Carried over
246	Dishonestly making false claim in Court	209	Carried over
247	Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due	210	Carried over
248	False charge of offence made with intent to injure	211	Carried over
249	Harbouring offender	212	Carried over
250	Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment	213	Carried over
251	Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender	214	Carried over
252	Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc	215	Carried over
253	Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered	216	Carried over
254	Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits	216A	Carried over
255	Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture	217	Carried over
256	Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture	218	Carried over
257	Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law	219	Carried over
258	Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law	220	Carried over
259	Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend	221	Carried over
260	Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed	222	Carried over
261	Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant	223	Carried over
262	Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension	224	Carried over
263	Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person	225	Carried over
264	Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for	225A	Carried over
265	Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for	225B	Carried over
266	Violation of condition of remission of punishment	227	Carried over
267	Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding	228	Carried over
268	Personation of assessor	229	Carried over
269	Failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court	229A	Carried over
Chapter XV · Of offences affecting the public health, safety, convenience, decency and morals
270	Public nuisance	268	Carried over
271	Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life	269	Carried over
272	Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life	270	Carried over
273	Disobedience to quarantine rule	271	Carried over
274	Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale	272	Carried over
275	Sale of noxious food or drink	273	Carried over
276	Adulteration of drugs	274	Carried over
277	Sale of adulterated drugs	275	Carried over
278	Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation	276	Carried over
279	Fouling water of public spring or reservoir	277	Carried over
280	Making atmosphere noxious to health	278	Carried over
281	Rash driving or riding on a public way	279	Carried over
282	Rash navigation of vessel	280	Carried over
283	Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy	281	Carried over
284	Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel	282	Carried over
285	Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation	283	Carried over
286	Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance	284	Carried over
287	Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter	285	Carried over
288	Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance	286	Carried over
289	Negligent conduct with respect to machinery	287	Carried over
290	Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings, etc	288	Carried over
291	Negligent conduct with respect to animal	289	Carried over
292	Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for	290	Carried over
293	Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue	291	Carried over
294	Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc	292	Carried over
295	Sale, etc., of obscene objects to child	293	Carried over
296	Obscene acts and songs	294	Carried over
297	Keeping lottery office	294A	Carried over
Chapter XVI · Of offences relating to religion
298	Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any class	295	Carried over
299	Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs	295A	Carried over
300	Disturbing religious assembly	296	Carried over
301	Trespassing on burial places, etc	297	Carried over
302	Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person	298	Carried over
Chapter XVII · Of offences against property
303	Theft	378, 379	Merged
304	Snatching	None	New
305	Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc	380	Carried over
306	Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master	381	Carried over
307	Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to committing of theft	382	Carried over
308	Extortion	383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389	Merged
309	Robbery	390, 392, 393, 394	Merged
310	Dacoity	391, 395, 396, 399, 400, 402	Merged
311	Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt	397	Carried over
312	Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon	398	Carried over
313	Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers, etc	401	Carried over
314	Dishonest misappropriation of property	403	Carried over
315	Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death	404	Carried over
316	Criminal breach of trust	405, 406, 407, 408, 409	Merged
317	Stolen property	410, 411, 412, 413, 414	Merged
318	Cheating	415, 417, 418, 420	Merged
319	Cheating by personation	416, 419	Merged
320	Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors	421	Carried over
321	Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors	422	Carried over
322	Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration	423	Carried over
323	Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property	424	Carried over
324	Mischief	425, 426, 427, 440	Merged
325	Mischief by killing or maiming animal	428, 429	Merged
326	Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc	430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436	Merged
327	Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden	437, 438	Merged
328	Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc	439	Carried over
329	Criminal trespass and house-trespass	441, 442, 447, 448	Merged
330	House-trespass and hous-ebreaking	443, 445	Merged
331	Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking	453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460	Merged
332	House-trespass in order to commit offence	449, 450, 451	Merged
333	House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint	452	Carried over
334	Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property	461, 462	Merged
Chapter XVIII · Of offences relating to documents and to property marks
335	Making a false document	464	Carried over
336	Forgery	463, 465, 468, 469	Merged
337	Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc	466	Carried over
338	Forgery of valuable security, will, etc	467	Carried over
339	Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine	474	Carried over
340	Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine	470, 471	Merged
341	Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 338	472, 473	Merged
342	Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material	475, 476	Merged
343	Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security	477	Carried over
344	Falsification of accounts	477A	Carried over
345	Property mark	479, 481, 482	Merged
346	Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury	489	Carried over
347	Counterfeiting a property mark	483, 484	Merged
348	Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark	485	Carried over
349	Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark	486	Carried over
350	Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods	487, 488	Merged
Chapter XIX · Of criminal intimidation, insult, annoyance, defamation, etc
351	Criminal intimidation	503, 506, 507	Merged
352	Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace	504	Carried over
353	Statements conducing to public mischief	505	Carried over
354	Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of Divine displeasure	508	Carried over
355	Misconduct in public by a drunken person	510	Carried over
356	Defamation	499, 500, 501, 502	Merged
357	Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person	491	Carried over
Chapter XX · Repeal and savings
358	Repeal and savings	None	New

Questions about the IPC to BNS chart

When did the BNS replace the IPC?

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

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535 of the 569 IPC sections have a counterpart in the BNS. The BNS has 358 sections, 10 of them new with no IPC counterpart.

What is IPC 420 in BNS?

IPC 420 (Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property) corresponds to BNS 318(4).

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