IPC 406 in BNS: Section 316(2)

Section 406 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 corresponds to Section 316(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. IPC 406 deals with punishment for criminal breach of trust. BNS 316 brings it together with IPC 405, 407, 408 and 409. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the IPC.

Indian Penal Code

IPC 406 is now BNS 316(2).

Punishment for criminal breach of trust · BNS 316 brings it together with IPC 405, 407, 408 and 409.

Merged

97% of the old wording kept

Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XVII

s. 406

Punishment for criminal breach of trust

Whoever commits criminal breach of trust shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

Text from the official India Code PDF

New · BNS 2023 · Ch. XVII

s. 316(2)of section 316

Criminal breach of trust.

(2) Whoever commits criminal breach of trust shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, or with fine, or with both.

Text from India Code