IPC Section 364 is now BNS Section 140(1)
- IPC 364 (Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder) → BNS 140(1) Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom, etc
Verbatim · BNS 140(1)(1) Whoever kidnaps or abducts any person in order that such person may be murdered or may be so disposed of as to be put in danger of being murdered, shall be punished with imprisonment for life or rigorous imprisonment for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
Read the full BNS Section 140 →
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.