IPC Section 397 is now BNS Section 311
- 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
Verbatim · BNS 311311. Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt.— If, at the time of committing robbery or dacoity, the offender uses any deadly weapon, or causes grievous hurt to any person, or attempts to cause death or grievous hurt to any person, the imprisonment with which such offender shall be punished shall not be less than seven years.
Read the full BNS Section 311 →
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.