IPC to BNS: section converter
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. This table maps commonly cited IPC sections to their BNS counterparts. The correspondence is indicative and not always one-to-one: always read the new text itself.
| IPC | Subject | BNS | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| IPC 34 | Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention | BNS 3(5) General explanations | |
| IPC 107 | Abetment of a thing | BNS 45 Abetment of a thing | |
| IPC 108 | Abettor | BNS 46 Abettor | |
| IPC 109 | Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed | BNS 49 Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment | |
| IPC 114 | Abettor present when offence is committed | BNS 54 Abettor present when offence is committed | |
| IPC 120A | Definition of criminal conspiracy | BNS 61(1) Criminal conspiracy | |
| IPC 120B | Punishment of criminal conspiracy | BNS 61(2) Criminal conspiracy | |
| IPC 121 | Waging war against the Government of India | BNS 147 Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against Government of India | |
| IPC 124A | Sedition | BNS 152 Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India | Sedition was omitted. §152 (acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India) is a differently worded new offence, not a renumbering. |
| IPC 141 | Unlawful assembly | BNS 189(1) Unlawful assembly | |
| IPC 143 | Punishment for being member of unlawful assembly | BNS 189(2) Unlawful assembly | |
| IPC 144 | Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon | BNS 189(4) Unlawful assembly | |
| IPC 146 | Rioting | BNS 191(1) Rioting | |
| IPC 147 | Punishment for rioting | BNS 191(2) Rioting | |
| IPC 148 | Rioting, armed with deadly weapon | BNS 191(3) Rioting | |
| IPC 149 | Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in common object | BNS 190 Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object | |
| IPC 153A | Promoting enmity between different groups | BNS 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 | |
| IPC 166A | Public servant disobeying direction under law | BNS 199 Public servant disobeying direction under law | |
| IPC 171B | Bribery (elections) | BNS 170 Bribery | |
| IPC 171E | Punishment for bribery (elections) | BNS 173 Punishment for bribery | |
| IPC 186 | Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions | BNS 221 Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions | |
| IPC 188 | Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant | BNS 223 Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant | |
| IPC 191 | Giving false evidence | BNS 227 Giving false evidence | |
| IPC 193 | Punishment for false evidence | BNS 229 Punishment for false evidence | |
| IPC 201 | Causing disappearance of evidence of offence | BNS 238 Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender | |
| IPC 212 | Harbouring offender | BNS 249 Harbouring offender | |
| IPC 228A | Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences | BNS 72 Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc | |
| IPC 268 | Public nuisance | BNS 270 Public nuisance | |
| IPC 279 | Rash driving or riding on a public way | BNS 281 Rash driving or riding on a public way | |
| IPC 292 | Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc. | BNS 294 Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc | |
| IPC 294 | Obscene acts and songs | BNS 296 Obscene acts and songs | |
| IPC 295A | Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings | BNS 299 Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs | |
| IPC 298 | Uttering words with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings | BNS 302 Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person | |
| IPC 299 | Culpable homicide | BNS 100 Culpable homicide | |
| IPC 300 | Murder | BNS 101 Murder | |
| IPC 302 | Punishment for murder | BNS 103(1) Punishment for murder | |
| IPC 304 | Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder | BNS 105 Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder | |
| IPC 304A | Causing death by negligence | BNS 106(1) Causing death by negligence | §106(2) adds a new, harsher offence for rash driving causing death and escaping without reporting (hit-and-run). |
| IPC 304B | Dowry death | BNS 80 Dowry death | |
| IPC 306 | Abetment of suicide | BNS 108 Abetment of suicide | |
| IPC 307 | Attempt to murder | BNS 109 Attempt to murder | |
| IPC 308 | Attempt to commit culpable homicide | BNS 110 Attempt to commit culpable homicide | |
| IPC 309 | Attempt to commit suicide | No equivalent | Not carried over: the BNS has no general offence of attempting suicide. §226 is a new, narrower offence (attempting suicide to compel or restrain a public servant). |
| IPC 312 | Causing miscarriage | BNS 88 Causing miscarriage | |
| IPC 319 | Hurt | BNS 114 Hurt | |
| IPC 320 | Grievous hurt | BNS 116 Grievous hurt | |
| IPC 323 | Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt | BNS 115(2) Voluntarily causing hurt | |
| IPC 324 | Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means | BNS 118(1) Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means | |
| IPC 325 | Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt | BNS 117(2) Voluntarily causing grievous hurt | |
| IPC 326 | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means | BNS 118(2) Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means | |
| IPC 326A | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid | BNS 124(1) Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc | |
| IPC 326B | Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid | BNS 124(2) Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc | |
| IPC 332 | Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from duty | BNS 121(1) Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty | |
| IPC 333 | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from duty | BNS 121(2) Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty | |
| IPC 336 | Act endangering life or personal safety of others | BNS 125 Act endangering life or personal safety of others | |
| IPC 337 | Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety | BNS 125(a) Act endangering life or personal safety of others | |
| IPC 338 | Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety | BNS 125(b) Act endangering life or personal safety of others | |
| IPC 339 | Wrongful restraint | BNS 126(1) Wrongful restraint | |
| IPC 340 | Wrongful confinement | BNS 127(1) Wrongful confinement | |
| IPC 341 | Punishment for wrongful restraint | BNS 126(2) Wrongful restraint | |
| IPC 342 | Punishment for wrongful confinement | BNS 127(2) Wrongful confinement | |
| IPC 351 | Assault | BNS 130 Assault | |
| IPC 352 | Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation | BNS 131 Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation | |
| IPC 353 | Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from duty | BNS 132 Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty | |
| IPC 354 | Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty | BNS 74 Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty | |
| IPC 354A | Sexual harassment | BNS 75 Sexual harassment | |
| IPC 354B | Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe | BNS 76 Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe | |
| IPC 354C | Voyeurism | BNS 77 Voyeurism | |
| IPC 354D | Stalking | BNS 78 Stalking | |
| IPC 359 | Kidnapping | BNS 137(1) Kidnapping | |
| IPC 363 | Punishment for kidnapping | BNS 137(2) Kidnapping | |
| IPC 363A | Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging | BNS 139 Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging | |
| IPC 364 | Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder | BNS 140(1) Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom, etc | |
| IPC 364A | Kidnapping for ransom | BNS 140(2) Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom, etc | |
| IPC 365 | Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person | BNS 140(3) Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom, etc | |
| IPC 366 | Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc. | BNS 87 Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc | |
| IPC 366A | Procuration of child | BNS 96 Procuration of child | |
| IPC 370 | Trafficking of person | BNS 143 Trafficking of person | |
| IPC 375 | Rape | BNS 63 Rape | |
| IPC 376 | Punishment for rape | BNS 64 Punishment for rape | |
| IPC 376A | Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim | BNS 66 Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim | |
| IPC 376AB | Punishment for rape on woman under twelve years of age | BNS 65(2) Punishment for rape in certain cases | |
| IPC 376D | Gang rape | BNS 70(1) Gang rape | |
| IPC 376DA | Punishment for gang rape on woman under sixteen years of age | BNS 70(2) Gang rape | |
| IPC 377 | Unnatural offences | No equivalent | Not carried over: the BNS has no equivalent of IPC §377. |
| IPC 378 | Theft | BNS 303(1) Theft | |
| IPC 379 | Punishment for theft | BNS 303(2) Theft | |
| IPC 380 | Theft in dwelling house, etc. | BNS 305 Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc | |
| IPC 383 | Extortion | BNS 308(1) Extortion | |
| IPC 384 | Punishment for extortion | BNS 308(2) Extortion | |
| IPC 386 | Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt | BNS 308(5) Extortion | |
| IPC 390 | Robbery | BNS 309 Robbery | BNS 309(1)–(3) together restate IPC 390 (robbery, and when theft or extortion is robbery). |
| IPC 391 | Dacoity | BNS 310(1) Dacoity | |
| IPC 392 | Punishment for robbery | BNS 309(4) Robbery | |
| IPC 395 | Punishment for dacoity | BNS 310(2) Dacoity | |
| IPC 396 | Dacoity with murder | BNS 310(3) Dacoity | |
| IPC 397 | Robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt | BNS 311 Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt | |
| IPC 403 | Dishonest misappropriation of property | BNS 314 Dishonest misappropriation of property | |
| IPC 405 | Criminal breach of trust | BNS 316(1) Criminal breach of trust | |
| IPC 406 | Punishment for criminal breach of trust | BNS 316(2) Criminal breach of trust | |
| IPC 409 | Criminal breach of trust by public servant, banker, merchant or agent | BNS 316(5) Criminal breach of trust | |
| IPC 411 | Dishonestly receiving stolen property | BNS 317(2) Stolen property | |
| IPC 413 | Habitually dealing in stolen property | BNS 317(4) Stolen property | |
| IPC 415 | Cheating | BNS 318(1) Cheating | |
| IPC 417 | Punishment for cheating | BNS 318(2) Cheating | |
| IPC 418 | Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect | BNS 318(3) Cheating | |
| IPC 419 | Punishment for cheating by personation | BNS 319(2) Cheating by personation | |
| IPC 420 | Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property | BNS 318(4) Cheating | |
| IPC 425 | Mischief | BNS 324(1) Mischief | |
| IPC 441 | Criminal trespass | BNS 329(1) Criminal trespass and house-trespass | |
| IPC 447 | Punishment for criminal trespass | BNS 329(3) Criminal trespass and house-trespass | |
| IPC 448 | Punishment for house-trespass | BNS 329(4) Criminal trespass and house-trespass | |
| IPC 463 | Forgery | BNS 336(1) Forgery | |
| IPC 465 | Punishment for forgery | BNS 336(2) Forgery | |
| IPC 467 | Forgery of valuable security, will, etc. | BNS 338 Forgery of valuable security, will, etc | |
| IPC 468 | Forgery for purpose of cheating | BNS 336(3) Forgery | |
| IPC 471 | Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record | BNS 340(2) Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine | |
| IPC 489A | Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes | BNS 178 Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes | |
| IPC 494 | Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife | BNS 82(1) Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife | |
| IPC 497 | Adultery | No equivalent | Not carried over: struck down by the Supreme Court in Joseph Shine v. Union of India (2018) and omitted from the BNS. |
| IPC 498 | Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman | BNS 84 Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman | |
| IPC 498A | Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty | BNS 85 Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty | §86 defines "cruelty" for §85. |
| IPC 499 | Defamation | BNS 356(1) Defamation | |
| IPC 500 | Punishment for defamation | BNS 356(2) Defamation | |
| IPC 503 | Criminal intimidation | BNS 351(1) Criminal intimidation | |
| IPC 504 | Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace | BNS 352 Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace | |
| IPC 506 | Punishment for criminal intimidation | BNS 351(2) Criminal intimidation | §351(3) applies if the threat is to cause death or grievous hurt, etc. |
| IPC 509 | Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman | BNS 79 Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman | |
| IPC 511 | Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment | BNS 62 Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment |