The old section in. The new one out.

From the section-wise correspondence tables the NCRB published for the BNS, BNSS and BSA. A handful of rows we added ourselves are marked “editorial”, with the reason beside them. The section texts come from India Code.

The new codes came into force on 1 July 2024. An offence committed before that date is still an offence under the IPC, and proceedings already pending on that date generally continue under the old procedure (see the savings clause, section 531 BNSS). Check the savings provisions for your facts.

Several old sections now sit inside one new section, usually as its sub-sections. IPC 415, 417, 418 and 420 are all in BNS 318, so IPC 420 is BNS 318(4). We show the exact sub-section wherever the table gives one.

It is the CrPC First Schedule entry for the old IPC offence, shown for orientation. For an offence under the BNS, check the First Schedule of the BNSS.

Use it to find your way and to see what changed. Before quoting a provision in a filing, check it against the Gazette or India Code; each new-code section links to its India Code page.