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Every IPC section, and where it went in the BNS

On 1 July 2024 the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaced the Indian Penal Code, 1860 as India’s law on offences and punishments. The sections were renumbered, merged and in places rewritten. Find any IPC section below to see its BNS number, both official texts side by side and what changed.

342 of the 554 sections changed in some way beyond the new number; 16 were not carried over at all.

Chapter I Introduction

IPC	Heading	BNS
1	Title and extent of operation of the Code	1(1)
2	Punishment of offences committed within India	1(3)
3	Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India	1(4)
4	Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences	1(5)
5	Certain laws not to be affected by this Act	1(6)

Chapter II General explanations

IPC	Heading	BNS
6	Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions	3(1)
7	Sense of expression once explained	3(2)
8	Gender	2(10)
9	Number	2(22)
10	“Man”. “Woman”	2(19), 2(35)
11	“Person”	2(26)
12	“Public	2(27)
14	“Servant of Government”	not carried over
17	“Government”	2(12)
18	“India”.—“	not carried over
19	“Judge”	2(16)
20	“Court of Justice”	2(5)
21	“Public servant”	2(28)
22	“Movable property”	2(21)
23	“Wrongful gain”.—“	2(36), 2(37), 2(38)
24	“Dishonestly”	2(7)
25	“Fraudulently”	2(9)
26	“Reason to believe”	2(29)
27	“Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant”	3(3)
28	“Counterfeit”	2(4)
29	“Document”	2(8)
29A	“Electronic record”	2(8), 2(39)
30	“Valuable security”	2(31)
31	“A will”	2(34)
32	Words referring to acts include illegal omissions	3(4)
33	“Act”. “Omission”	2(1), 2(25)
34	Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention	3(5)
35	When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention	3(6)
36	Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission	3(7)
37	Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence	3(8)
38	Persons concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences	3(9)
39	“Voluntarily”	2(33)
40	“Offence”	2(24)
41	“Special law”	2(30)
42	“Local law”	2(18)
43	“Illegal”. “Legally bound to do”	2(15)
44	“Injury”	2(14)
45	“Life”	2(17)
46	“Death”	2(6)
47	“Animal”	2(2)
48	“Vessel”	2(32)
49	“Year”. “Month”	2(20)
50	“Section”	not carried over
51	“Oath”	2(23)
52	“Good faith”	2(11)
52A	“Harbour”	2(13)

Chapter III Of punishments

IPC	Heading	BNS
53	Punishments	4
53A	Construction of reference to transportation	not carried over
54	Commutation of sentence of death	5
55	Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life	5
55A	Definition of “appropriate Government”	5
57	Fractions of terms of punishment	6
60	Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple	7
63	Amount of fine	8(1)
64	Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine	8(2)
65	Limit to imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when imprisonment and fine awardable	8(3)
66	Description of imprisonment for non-payment of fine	8(4)
67	Imprisonment for non-payment of fine, when offence punishable with fine only	8(5)
68	Imprisonment to terminate on payment of fine	8(6)
69	Termination of imprisonment on payment of proportional part of fine	8(6)
70	Fine leviable within six years, of during imprisonment. Death not to discharge property from liability	8(7)
71	Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences	9
72	Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which	10
73	Solitary confinement	11
74	Limit of solitary confinement	12
75	Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction	13

Chapter IV General exceptions

IPC	Heading	BNS
76	Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law	14
77	Act of Judge when acting judicially	15
78	Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court	16
79	Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself, justified, by law	17
80	Accident in doing a lawful act	18
81	Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm	19
82	Act of a child under seven years of age	20
83	Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding	21
84	Act of a person of unsound mind	22
85	Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will	23
86	Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated	24
87	Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent	25
88	Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit	26
89	Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person, by or by consent of guardian	27
90	Consent known to be given under fear or misconception	28
91	Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm cause	29
92	Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent	30
93	Communication made in good faith	31
94	Act to which a person is compelled by threats	32
95	Act causing slight harm	33
96	Things done in private defence	34
97	Right of private defence of the body and of property	35
98	Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc	36
99	Acts against which there is no right of private defence	37
100	When the right of private defence of the body extends to causing death	38
101	When such right extends to causing any harm other than death	39
102	Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body	40
103	When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death	41
104	When such right extends to causing any harm other than death	42
105	Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property	43
106	Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person	44

Chapter V Of abetment

IPC	Heading	BNS
107	Abetment of a thing	45
108	Abettor	46
108A	Abetment in India of offences outside India	47
109	Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment	49
110	Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor	50
111	Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done	51
112	Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done	52
113	Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor	53
114	Abettor present when offence is committed	54
115	Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.—if offence not committed	55
116	Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment—if offence be not committed	56
117	Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons	57
118	Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life	58
119	Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent	59
120	Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment	60

Chapter VA Criminal conspiracy

IPC	Heading	BNS
120A	Definition of criminal conspiracy	61(1)
120B	Punishment of criminal conspiracy	61(2)

Chapter VI Of offences against the State

IPC	Heading	BNS
121	Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India	147
121A	Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 121	148
122	Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India	149
123	Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war	150
124	Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power	151
124A	Sedition	not carried over
125	Waging war against any Asiatic Power in alliance with the Government of India	153
126	Committing depredation on territories of Power at peace with the Government of India	154
127	Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 125 and 126	155
128	Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of state or war to escape	156
129	Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape	157
130	Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner	158

Chapter VII Of offences relating to the Army, Navy and Air Force

IPC	Heading	BNS
131	Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty	159
132	Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof	160
133	Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office	161
134	Abetment of such assault, if the assault committed	162
135	Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman	163
136	Harbouring deserter	164
137	Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master	165
138	Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman	166
139	Persons subject to certain Acts	167
140	Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman	168

Chapter VIII Of offences against the public tranquillity

IPC	Heading	BNS
141	Unlawful assembly	189(1)
142	Being member of unlawful assembly	189(2)
143	Punishment	189(2)
144	Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon	189(4)
145	Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse	189(3)
146	Rioting	191(1)
147	Punishment for rioting	191(2)
148	Rioting, armed with deadly weapon	191(3)
149	Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object	190
150	Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly	189(6)
151	Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse	189(5)
152	Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc	195(1), 195(2)
153	Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot—if rioting be committed; if not committed	192
153A	Promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony	196
153AA	Punishment for knowingly carrying arms in any procession or organising, or holding or taking part in any mass drill or mass training with arms	not carried over
153B	Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration	197
154	Owner or occupier of land on which an unlawful assembly is held	193(1)
155	Liability of person for whose benefit riot is committed	193(2)
156	Liability of agent of owner or occupier for whose benefit riot is committed	193(3)
157	Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly	189(7)
158	Being hired to take part in an unlawful assembly or riot	189(8), 189(9)
159	Affray	194(1)
160	Punishment for committing affray	194(2)

Chapter IX Of offences by or relating to public servants

IPC	Heading	BNS
166	Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person	198
166A	Public servant disobeying direction under law	199
166B	Punishment for non-treatment of victim	200
167	Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury	201
168	Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade	202
169	Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property	203
170	Personating a public servant	204
171	Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent	205

Chapter IXA Of offences relating to elections

IPC	Heading	BNS
171A	“Candidate”, “Electoral right” defined	169
171B	Bribery	170
171C	Undue influence at elections	171
171D	Personation at elections	172
171E	Punishment for bribery	173
171F	Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election	174
171G	False statement in connection with an election	175
171H	Illegal payments in connection with an election	176
171I	Failure to keep election accounts	177

Chapter X Of contempts of the lawful authority of public servants

IPC	Heading	BNS
172	Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding	206
173	Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof	207
174	Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant	208
174A	Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 82 of Act 2 of 1974	209
175	Omission to produce document to public servant by person legally bound to produce it	210
176	Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it	211
177	Furnishing false information	212
178	Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it	213
179	Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question	214
180	Refusing to sign statement	215
181	False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation	216
182	False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person	217
183	Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant	218
184	Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant	219
185	Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant	220
186	Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions	221
187	Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance	222
188	Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant	223
189	Threat of injury to public servant	224
190	Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant	225

Chapter XI Of false evidence and offences against public justice

IPC	Heading	BNS
191	Giving false evidence	227
192	Fabricating false evidence	228
193	Punishment for false evidence	229
194	Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence	230
195	Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment	231
195A	Threatening any person to give false evidence	232
196	Using evidence known to be false	233
197	Issuing or signing false certificate	234
198	Using as true a certificate known to be false	235
199	False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence	236
200	Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false	237
201	Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender	238
202	Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform	239
203	Giving false information respecting an offence committed	240
204	Destruction of document to prevent its production as evidence	241
205	False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution	242
206	Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution	243
207	Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution	244
208	Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due	245
209	Dishonesty making false claim in Court	246
210	Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due	247
211	False charge of offence made with intent to injure	248
212	Harbouring offender	249
213	Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment	250
214	Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender	251
215	Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc	252
216	Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered	253
216A	Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits	254
217	Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture	255
218	Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture	256
219	Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law	257
220	Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law	258
221	Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend	259
222	Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed	260
223	Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant	261
224	Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension	262
225	Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person	263
225A	Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise, provided for	264
225B	Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension, or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for	265
227	Violation of condition of remission of punishment	266
228	Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding	267
228A	Disclosure of identity of the victim of certain offences, etc	72, 73
229	Personation of a juror or assessor	268
229A	Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in court	269

Chapter XII Of offences relating to coin and Government stamps

IPC	Heading	BNS
230	“Coin” defined	178
231	Counterfeiting coin	178
232	Counterfeiting Indian coin	178
233	Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting coin	181
234	Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Indian coin	181
235	Possession of instrument or material for the purpose of using the same for counterfeiting coin	181
236	Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin	not carried over
237	Import or export of counterfeit coin	179
238	Import or export of counterfeits of the Indian coin	179
239	Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit	179
240	Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is counterfeit	179
241	Delivery of coin as genuine, which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be counterfeit	179
242	Possession of counterfeit coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof	180
243	Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be counterfeit when he became possessed thereof	180
244	Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law	187
245	Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint	188
246	Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of coin	178
247	Fraudulently or dishonestly diminishing weight or altering composition of Indian coin	178
248	Altering appearance of coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description	178
249	Altering appearance of Indian coin with intent that it shall pass as coin of different description	178
250	Delivery of coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered	179
251	Delivery of Indian coin, possessed with knowledge that it is altered	179
252	Possession of coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof	180
253	Possession of Indian coin by person who knew it to be altered when he became possessed thereof	180
254	Delivery of coin as genuine which, when first possessed, the deliverer did not know to be altered	179
255	Counterfeiting Government stamp	178
256	Having possession of instrument or material for counterfeiting Government stamp	181
257	Making or selling instrument for counterfeiting Government stamp	181
258	Sale of counterfeit Government stamp	179
259	Having possession of counterfeit Government stamp	180
260	Using as genuine a Government stamp known to be counterfeit	179
261	Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government	183
262	Using Government stamp known to have been before used	184
263	Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used	185
263A	Prohibition of fictitious stamps	186

Chapter XIII Of offences relating to weights and measures

IPC	Heading	BNS
264	Fraudulent use of false instrument for weighing	not carried over
265	Fraudulent use of false weight or measure	not carried over
266	Being in possession of false weight or measure	not carried over
267	Making or selling false weight or measure	not carried over

Chapter XIV Of offences affecting the public health, safety, convenience, decency and morals

IPC	Heading	BNS
268	Public nuisance	270
269	Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life	271
270	Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life	272
271	Disobedience to quarantine rule	273
272	Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale	274
273	Sale of noxious food or drink	275
274	Adulteration of drugs	276
275	Sale of adulterated drugs	277
276	Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation	278
277	Fouling water of public spring or reservoir	279
278	Making atmosphere noxious to health	280
279	Rash driving or riding on a public way	281
280	Rash navigation of vessel	282
281	Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy	283
282	Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel	284
283	Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation	285
284	Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance	286
285	Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter	287
286	Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance	288
287	Negligent conduct with respect to machinery	289
288	Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings	290
289	Negligent conduct with respect to animal	291
290	Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for	292
291	Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue	293
292	Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc	294
293	Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person	295
294	Obscene acts and songs	296
294A	Keeping lottery office	297

Chapter XV Of offences relating to religion

IPC	Heading	BNS
295	Injuring or defiling place of worship, with intent to insult the religion of any class	298
295A	Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs	299
296	Disturbing religious assembly	300
297	Trespassing on burial places, etc	301
298	Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings	302

Chapter XVI Of offences affecting the human body

IPC	Heading	BNS
299	Culpable homicide	100
300	Murder	101
301	Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended	102
302	Punishment for murder	103(1)
303	Punishment for murder by life-convict	104
304	Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder	105
304A	Causing death by negligence	106(1)
304B	Dowry death	80
305	Abetment of suicide of child or insane person	107
306	Abetment of suicide	108
307	Attempt to murder	109
308	Attempt to commit culpable homicide	110
309	Attempt to commit suicide	not carried over
310	Thug	not carried over
311	Punishment	not carried over
312	Causing miscarraige	88
313	Causing miscarriage without woman's consent	89
314	Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage	90
315	Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth	91
316	Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide	92
317	Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it	93
318	Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body	94
319	Hurt	114
320	Grievous hurt	116
321	Voluntarily causing hurt	115(1)
322	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt	117(1)
323	Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt	115(2)
324	Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means	118(1)
325	Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt	117(2)
326	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means	118(2)
326A	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc	124(1)
326B	Voluntarily throwing or attempting to throw acid	124(2)
327	Voluntarily causing hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal to an act	119(1)
328	Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit and offence	123
329	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act	119(2)
330	Voluntarily causing hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property	120(1)
331	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property	120(2)
332	Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty	121(1)
333	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty	121(2)
334	Voluntarily causing hurt on provocation	122(1)
335	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt on provocation	122(2)
336	Act endangering life or personal safety of others	125
337	Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others	125(a)
338	Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others	125(b)
339	Wrongful restraint	126(1)
340	Wrongful confinement	127(1)
341	Punishment for wrongful restraint	126(2)
342	Punishment for wrongful confinement	127(2)
343	Wrongful confinement for three or more days	127(3)
344	Wrongful confinement for ten or more days	127(4)
345	Wrongful confinement of person for whose liberation writ has been issued	127(5)
346	Wrongful confinement in secret	127(6)
347	Wrongful confinement to extort property, or constrain to illegal act	127(7)
348	Wrongful confinement to extort confession, or compel restoration of property	127(8)
349	Force	128
350	Criminal force	129
351	Assault	130
352	Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation	131
353	Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty	132
354	Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty	74
354A	Sexual harassment and punishment for sexual harassment	75
354B	Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe	76
354C	Voyeurism	77
354D	Stalking	78
355	Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation	133
356	Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person	134
357	Assault or criminal force in attempt wrongfully to confine a person	135
358	Assault or criminal force on grave provocation	136
359	Kidnapping	137(1)
360	Kidnapping from India	137(1)(a)
361	Kidnapping from lawful guardianship	137(1)(b)
362	Abduction	138
363	Punishment for kidnapping	137(2)
363A	Kidnapping or maiming a minor for purposes of begging	139
364	Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder	140(1)
364A	Kidnapping for ransom, etc	140(2)
365	Kidnapping or abducting with intent secretly and wrongfully to confine person	140(3)
366	Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc	87
366A	Procuration of minor girl	96
366B	Importation of girl from foreign country	141
367	Kidnapping or abducting in order to subject person to grievous hurt, slavery, etc	140(4)
368	Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person	142
369	Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person	97
370	Trafficking of person	143
370A	Exploitation of a trafficked person	144
371	Habitual dealing in slaves	145
372	Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc	98
373	Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc	99
374	Unlawful compulsory labour	146
375	Rape	63
376	Punishment for rape	64, 65(1)
376A	Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim	66
376AB	Punishment for rape on woman under twelve years of age	65(2)
376B	Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation	67
376C	Sexual intercourse by a person in authority	68
376D	Gang rape	70(1)
376DA	Punishment for gang rape on woman under sixteen years of age	70(2)
376DB	Punishment for gang rape on woman under twelve years of age	70(2)
376E	Punishment for repeat offenders	71
377	Unnatural offences	not carried over

Chapter XVII Of offences against property

IPC	Heading	BNS
378	Theft	303(1)
379	Punishment for theft	303(2)
380	Theft in dwelling house, etc	305
381	Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master	306
382	Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to the committing of the theft	307
383	Extortion	308(1)
384	Punishment for extortion	308(2)
385	Putting person in fear of injury in order to commit extortion	308(3)
386	Extortion by putting a person in fear of death or grievous hurt	308(5)
387	Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order to commit extortion	308(4)
388	Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, etc	308(6)
389	Putting person in fear or accusation of offence, in order to commit extortion	308(7)
390	Robbery	309(1), 309(2), 309(3)
391	Dacoity	310(1)
392	Punishment for robbery	309(4)
393	Attempt to commit robbery	309(5)
394	Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery	309(6)
395	Punishment for dacoity	310(2)
396	Dacoity with murder	310(3)
397	Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt	311
398	Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon	312
399	Making preparation to commit dacoity	310(4)
400	Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits	310(6)
401	Punishment for belonging to gang of thieves	313
402	Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity	310(5)
403	Dishonest misappropriation of property	314
404	Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death	315
405	Criminal breach of trust	316(1)
406	Punishment for criminal breach of trust	316(2)
407	Criminal breach of trust by carrier, etc	316(3)
408	Criminal breach of trust by clerk or servant	316(4)
409	Criminal breach of trust by public servant, or by banker, merchant or agent	316(5)
410	Stolen property	317(1)
411	Dishonestly receiving stolen property	317(2)
412	Dishonestly receiving property stolen in the commission of a dacoity	317(3)
413	Habitually dealing in stolen property	317(4)
414	Assisting in concealment of stolen property	317(5)
415	Cheating	318(1)
416	Cheating by personation	319(1)
417	Punishment for cheating	318(2)
418	Cheating with knowledge that wrongful loss may ensue to person whose interest offender is bound to protect	318(3)
419	Punishment for cheating by personation	319(2)
420	Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property	318(4)
421	Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors	320
422	Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors	321
423	Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration	322
424	Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property	323
425	Mischief	324(1)
426	Punishment for mischief	324(2)
427	Mischief causing damage to the amount of fifty rupees	324(4)
428	Mischief by killing or maiming animal of the value of ten rupees	325
429	Mischief by killing or maiming cattle, etc., of any value or any animal of the value of fifty rupees	325
430	Mischief by injury to works of irrigation or by wrongfully diverting water	326(a)
431	Mischief by injury to public road, bridge, river or channel	326(b)
432	Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public drainage attended with damage	326(c)
433	Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a light-house or sea-mark	326(d)
434	Mischief by destroying or moving, etc., a land-mark fixed by public authority	326(e)
435	Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agricultural produce) ten rupees	326(f)
436	Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to destroy house, etc	326(g)
437	Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden	327(1)
438	Punishment for the mischief described in section 437 committed by fire or explosive substance	327(2)
439	Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc	328
440	Mischief committed after preparation made for causing death or hurt	324(6)
441	Criminal trespass	329(1)
442	House-trespass	329(2)
443	Lurking house-trespass	330(1)
444	Lurking house-trespass by night	331
445	House-breaking	330(2)
446	House-breaking by night	331
447	Punishment for criminal trespass	329(3)
448	Punishment for house-trespass	329(4)
449	House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death	332(a)
450	House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment for life	332(b)
451	House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment	332(c)
452	House-trespass alter preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint	333
453	Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking	331(1)
454	Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment	331(3)
455	Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint	331(5)
456	Punishment for lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night	331(2)
457	Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night in order to commit offence punishable with imprisonment	331(4)
458	Lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night after preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint	331(6)
459	Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-trespass or house-breaking	331(7)
460	All persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass or house-breaking by night punishable where death or grievous hurt caused by one of them	331(8)
461	Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property	334(1)
462	Punishment for same offence when committed by person entrusted with custody	334(2)

Chapter XVIII Of offences relating to documents and to property marks

IPC	Heading	BNS
463	Forgery.—	336(1)
464	Making a false document	335
465	Punishment for forgery	336(2)
466	Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.—	337
467	Forgery of valuable security, will, etc	338
468	Forgery for purpose of cheating	336(3)
469	Forgery for purpose of harming reputation	336(4)
470	Forged document	340(1)
471	Using as genuine a forged document or electronic record	340(2)
472	Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 467	341(1)
473	Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable otherwise	341(2)
474	Having possession of document described in section 466 or 467, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it genuine	339
475	Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material	342(1)
476	Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents other than those described in section 467, or possessing counterfeit marked material	342(2)
477	Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security	343
477A	Falsification of accounts	344
479	Property mark	345(1)
481	Using a false property mark	345(2)
482	Punishment for using a false property mark	345(3)
483	Counterfeiting a property mark used by another	347(1)
484	Counterfeiting a mark used by a public servant	347(2)
485	Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark	348
486	Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark	349
487	Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods	350(1)
488	Punishment for making use of any such false mark	350(2)
489	Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury	346
489A	Counterfeiting currency-notes or bank-notes	178
489B	Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes	179
489C	Possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes	180
489D	Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting currency notes or bank-notes	181
489E	Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes	182

Chapter XIX Of the criminal breach of contracts of service

IPC	Heading	BNS
491	Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person	357

Chapter XX Of offences relating to marriage

IPC	Heading	BNS
493	Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage	81
494	Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife	82(1)
495	Same offence with concealment of former marriage from person with whom subsequent marriage is contracted	82(2)
496	Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage	83
497	Adultery	not carried over
498	Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman	84

Chapter XXA Of cruelty by husband or relatives of husband

IPC	Heading	BNS
498A	Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty	85, 86

Chapter XXI Of defamation

IPC	Heading	BNS
499	Defamation	356(1)
500	Punishment for defamation	356(2)
501	Printing or engraving matter known to be defamatory	356(3)
502	Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter	356(4)

Chapter XXII Of criminal intimidation, insult and annoyance

IPC	Heading	BNS
503	Criminal intimidation	351(1)
504	Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace	352
505	Statements conducing to public mischief	353
506	Punishment for criminal intimidation	351(2), 351(3)
507	Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication	351(4)
508	Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of the Divine displeasure	354
509	Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman	79
510	Misconduct in public by a drunken person	355

Chapter XXIII Of attempts to commit offences

IPC	Heading	BNS
511	Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment	62

Not carried over

IPC sections with no BNS counterpart

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All 358 BNS sections

BNS	Heading	IPC
1	Short title, commencement and application	1, 2, 3, 4, 5
2	Definitions	8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 29A, 30, 31, 33, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 52A
3	General explanations	6, 7, 27, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38
4	Punishments	53
5	Commutation of sentence	54, 55, 55A
6	Fractions of terms of punishment	57
7	Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple	60
8	Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc	63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70
9	Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences	71
10	Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful of which	72
11	Solitary confinement	73
12	Limit of solitary confinement	74
13	Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction	75
14	Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law	76
15	Act of Judge when acting judicially	77
16	Act done pursuant to judgment or order of Court	78
17	Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law	79
18	Accident in doing a lawful act	80
19	Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm	81
20	Act of a child under seven years of age	82
21	Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understanding	83
22	Act of a person of unsound mind	84
23	Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will	85
24	Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated	86
25	Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent	87
26	Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person’s benefit	88
27	Act done in good faith for benefit of child or person of unsound mind, by, or by consent of guardian	89
28	Consent known to be given under fear or misconception	90
29	Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused	91
30	Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent	92
31	Communication made in good faith	93
32	Act to which a person is compelled by threats	94
33	Act causing slight harm	95
34	Things done in private defence	96
35	Right of private defence of body and of property	97
36	Right of private defence against act of a person of unsound mind, etc	98
37	Acts against which there is no right of private defence	99
38	When right of private defence of body extends to causing death	100
39	When such right extends to causing any harm other than death	101
40	Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of body	102
41	When right of private defence of property extends to causing death	103
42	When such right extends to causing any harm other than death	104
43	Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of property	105
44	Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person	106
45	Abetment of a thing	107
46	Abettor	108
47	Abetment in India of offences outside India	108A
48	Abetment outside India for offence in India	new
49	Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment	109
50	Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor	110
51	Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done	111
52	Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done	112
53	Liability of abettor for an effect caused by act abetted different from that intended by abettor	113
54	Abettor present when offence is committed	114
55	Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life	115
56	Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment	116
57	Abetting commission of offence by public or by more than ten persons	117
58	Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life	118
59	Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent	119
60	Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment	120
61	Criminal conspiracy	120A, 120B
62	Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment	511
63	Rape	375
64	Punishment for rape	376
65	Punishment for rape in certain cases	376, 376AB
66	Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim	376A
67	Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation	376B
68	Sexual intercourse by a person in authority	376C
69	Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc	new
70	Gang rape	376D, 376DA, 376DB
71	Punishment for repeat offenders	376E
72	Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc	228A
73	Printing or publishing any matter relating to Court proceedings without permission	228A
74	Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty	354
75	Sexual harassment	354A
76	Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe	354B
77	Voyeurism	354C
78	Stalking	354D
79	Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman	509
80	Dowry death	304B
81	Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage	493
82	Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife	494, 495
83	Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage	496
84	Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman	498
85	Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty	498A
86	Cruelty defined	498A
87	Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc	366
88	Causing miscarriage	312
89	Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent	313
90	Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage	314
91	Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause to die after birth	315
92	Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide	316
93	Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it	317
94	Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body	318
95	Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence	new
96	Procuration of child	366A
97	Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person	369
98	Selling child for purposes of prostitution, etc	372
99	Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc	373
100	Culpable homicide	299
101	Murder	300
102	Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended	301
103	Punishment for murder	302
104	Punishment for murder by life-convict	303
105	Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder	304
106	Causing death by negligence	304A
107	Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind	305
108	Abetment of suicide	306
109	Attempt to murder	307
110	Attempt to commit culpable homicide	308
111	Organised crime	new
112	Petty organised crime	new
113	Terrorist act	new
114	Hurt	319
115	Voluntarily causing hurt	321, 323
116	Grievous hurt	320
117	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt	322, 325
118	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means	324, 326
119	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act	327, 329
120	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property	330, 331
121	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty	332, 333
122	Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation	334, 335
123	Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence	328
124	Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc	326A, 326B
125	Act endangering life or personal safety of others	336, 337, 338
126	Wrongful restraint	339, 341
127	Wrongful confinement	340, 342, 343, 344, 345, 346, 347, 348
128	Force	349
129	Criminal force	350
130	Assault	351
131	Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation	352
132	Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty	353
133	Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation	355
134	Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person	356
135	Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person	357
136	Assault or criminal force on grave provocation	358
137	Kidnapping	359, 360, 361, 363
138	Abduction	362
139	Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging	363A
140	Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom, etc	364, 364A, 365, 367
141	Importation of girl or boy from foreign country	366B
142	Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person	368
143	Trafficking of person	370
144	Exploitation of a trafficked person	370A
145	Habitual dealing in slaves	371
146	Unlawful compulsory labour	374
147	Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against Government of India	121
148	Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 147	121A
149	Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Government of India	122
150	Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war	123
151	Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain exercise of any lawful power	124
152	Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India	new
153	Waging war against Government of any foreign State at peace with Government of India	125
154	Committing depredation on territories of foreign State at peace with Government of India	126
155	Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 153 and 154	127
156	Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape	128
157	Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape	129
158	Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner	130
159	Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty	131
160	Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof	132
161	Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office	133
162	Abetment of such assault, if assault committed	134
163	Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman	135
164	Harbouring deserter	136
165	Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of master	137
166	Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman	138
167	Persons subject to certain Acts	139
168	Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman	140
169	Candidate, electoral right defined	171A
170	Bribery	171B
171	Undue influence at elections	171C
172	Personation at elections	171D
173	Punishment for bribery	171E
174	Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election	171F
175	False statement in connection with an election	171G
176	Illegal payments in connection with an election	171H
177	Failure to keep election accounts	171I
178	Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes	230, 231, 232, 246, 247, 248, 249, 255, 489A
179	Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank- notes	237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 250, 251, 254, 258, 260, 489B
180	Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank- notes	242, 243, 252, 253, 259, 489C
181	Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes	233, 234, 235, 256, 257, 489D
182	Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes	489E
183	Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government	261
184	Using Government stamp known to have been before used	262
185	Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used	263
186	Prohibition of fictitious stamps	263A
187	Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law	244
188	Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint	245
189	Unlawful assembly	141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 150, 151, 157, 158
190	Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object	149
191	Rioting	146, 147, 148
192	Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot-if rioting be committed; if not committed	153
193	Liability of owner, occupier, etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place	154, 155, 156
194	Affray	159, 160
195	Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc	152
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	153A
197	Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration	153B
198	Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person	166
199	Public servant disobeying direction under law	166A
200	Punishment for non-treatment of victim	166B
201	Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury	167
202	Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade	168
203	Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property	169
204	Personating a public servant	170
205	Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent	171
206	Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding	172
207	Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof	173
208	Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant	174
209	Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023	174A
210	Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce it	175
211	Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it	176
212	Furnishing false information	177
213	Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it	178
214	Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question	179
215	Refusing to sign statement	180
216	False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation	181
217	False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to injury of another person	182
218	Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servant	183
219	Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servant	184
220	Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant	185
221	Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions	186
222	Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance	187
223	Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant	188
224	Threat of injury to public servant	189
225	Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servant	190
226	Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of lawful power	new
227	Giving false evidence	191
228	Fabricating false evidence	192
229	Punishment for false evidence	193
230	Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence	194
231	Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment	195
232	Threatening any person to give false evidence	195A
233	Using evidence known to be false	196
234	Issuing or signing false certificate	197
235	Using as true a certificate known to be false	198
236	False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence	199
237	Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false	200
238	Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offender	201
239	Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform	202
240	Giving false information respecting an offence committed	203
241	Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence	204
242	False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution	205
243	Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution	206
244	Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution	207
245	Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due	208
246	Dishonestly making false claim in Court	209
247	Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due	210
248	False charge of offence made with intent to injure	211
249	Harbouring offender	212
250	Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment	213
251	Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender	214
252	Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc	215
253	Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered	216
254	Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits	216A
255	Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture	217
256	Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture	218
257	Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to law	219
258	Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law	220
259	Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend	221
260	Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed	222
261	Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant	223
262	Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension	224
263	Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person	225
264	Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for	225A
265	Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for	225B
266	Violation of condition of remission of punishment	227
267	Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding	228
268	Personation of assessor	229
269	Failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in Court	229A
270	Public nuisance	268
271	Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life	269
272	Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life	270
273	Disobedience to quarantine rule	271
274	Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale	272
275	Sale of noxious food or drink	273
276	Adulteration of drugs	274
277	Sale of adulterated drugs	275
278	Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation	276
279	Fouling water of public spring or reservoir	277
280	Making atmosphere noxious to health	278
281	Rash driving or riding on a public way	279
282	Rash navigation of vessel	280
283	Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy	281
284	Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel	282
285	Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation	283
286	Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance	284
287	Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter	285
288	Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance	286
289	Negligent conduct with respect to machinery	287
290	Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings, etc	288
291	Negligent conduct with respect to animal	289
292	Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for	290
293	Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue	291
294	Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc	292
295	Sale, etc., of obscene objects to child	293
296	Obscene acts and songs	294
297	Keeping lottery office	294A
298	Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any class	295
299	Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefs	295A
300	Disturbing religious assembly	296
301	Trespassing on burial places, etc	297
302	Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person	298
303	Theft	378, 379
304	Snatching	new
305	Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc	380
306	Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master	381
307	Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to committing of theft	382
308	Extortion	383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389
309	Robbery	390, 392, 393, 394
310	Dacoity	391, 395, 396, 399, 400, 402
311	Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt	397
312	Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon	398
313	Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers, etc	401
314	Dishonest misappropriation of property	403
315	Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death	404
316	Criminal breach of trust	405, 406, 407, 408, 409
317	Stolen property	410, 411, 412, 413, 414
318	Cheating	415, 417, 418, 420
319	Cheating by personation	416, 419
320	Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors	421
321	Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors	422
322	Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration	423
323	Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property	424
324	Mischief	425, 426, 427, 440
325	Mischief by killing or maiming animal	428, 429
326	Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc	430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436
327	Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden	437, 438
328	Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc	439
329	Criminal trespass and house-trespass	441, 442, 447, 448
330	House-trespass and house-breaking	443, 445
331	Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking	444, 446, 453, 454, 455, 456, 457, 458, 459, 460
332	House-trespass in order to commit offence	449, 450, 451
333	House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint	452
334	Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property	461, 462
335	Making a false document	464
336	Forgery	463, 465, 468, 469
337	Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc	466
338	Forgery of valuable security, will, etc	467
339	Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine	474
340	Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine	470, 471
341	Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 338	472, 473
342	Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material	475, 476
343	Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security	477
344	Falsification of accounts	477A
345	Property mark	479, 481, 482
346	Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury	489
347	Counterfeiting a property mark	483, 484
348	Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark	485
349	Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark	486
350	Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods	487, 488
351	Criminal intimidation	503, 506, 507
352	Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace	504
353	Statements conducing to public mischief	505
354	Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of Divine displeasure	508
355	Misconduct in public by a drunken person	510
356	Defamation	499, 500, 501, 502
357	Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless person	491
358	Repeal and savings	new

Old law or new?

Which one applies to a case

The BNS repealed the IPC from 1 July 2024 (section 358(1)). The repeal does not reach back: under section 358(2), penalties and punishments incurred for offences committed against the IPC still stand, and proceedings for them may be started, continued and enforced as if the IPC had not been repealed. An act done before 1 July 2024 is therefore dealt with under the IPC section; an act done on or after that date, under the BNS.

How this converter was made

Each IPC section is matched to its BNS section from the correspondence table published by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (Ministry of Home Affairs). Every match was then checked word by word against both Acts as India Code publishes them; where the table runs two entries together or leaves a section out, the correction is ours and was checked the same way. The note on each page says what changed in the words, and is written from that comparison.