Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Section 311

IPC 311 in BNS: no corresponding section

Section 311 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 was not carried into the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: no BNS section corresponds to it. IPC 311 deals with punishment. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the IPC. Its full text is set out below.

Indian Penal Code

IPC 311 has no counterpart in the BNS.

Punishment · It was not carried into the 2023 code.

Dropped
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XVI
s. 311
Punishment
Whoever is a thug, shall be punished with 3[imprisonment for life], and shall also be liable to fine. Of the causing of miscarriage, of injuries to unborn children, of the exposure Of infants, and of the concealment of births.
Text from the official India Code PDF
Editorial notePunishment for being a thug; not re-enacted.
Old classification · CrPC First Schedule, for IPC 311
CognizableCognizable
BailableNon-bailable
PunishmentImprisonment for life and fine.
Triable byCourt of Session.
For an offence under the BNS, check the First Schedule of the BNSS.
Judgments on s. 311 IPCSource: NCRB section table, with an editorial row
IPC 310 · ThugIPC 312 · Causing miscarraige

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