IPC Section 304A is now BNS Section 106(1)
- 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).
Verbatim · BNS 106(1)(1) Whoever causes death of any person by doing any rash or negligent act not amounting to culpable homicide, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to five years, and shall also be liable to fine; and if such act is done by a registered medical practitioner while performing medical procedure, he shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Read the full BNS Section 106 →
Offences committed before 1 July 2024 are still charged and tried under the IPC; the BNS applies to offences on or after that date.
Old-to-new correspondence is indicative and not always one-to-one; read the new text itself.