A handbook on

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

(highlighting key provisions and changes vis-a-vis IPC)
 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
(highlighting key provisions and changes vis-a-vis IPC)
INDEX

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Sr. No. Subject matter
No.

1. Salient features of BNS 1

2. New/Modified definitions in BNS 2

3. Organised crime (Section 111 BNS) 2-3

4. Petty organised crime (Section 112 BNS) 3-4

5. Terrorist act (Section 113 BNS) 4-5

Murder by group of persons on certain grounds
6. 6
(Section 103(2) BNS)
7. Grievous hurt (Section 116 BNS) 6
Permanent disability while causing grievous hurt
8. 6
(Section 117(3) BNS)
Grievous hurt by a group of persons on certain grounds
9. 7
(Section 117(4) BNS)
Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means
10. 7
(Section 69 BNS)
Gang rape on woman under age of 18 years
11. 7
(Section 70(2) BNS)

12. Rape (Section 63 BNS) 8

Some offences against women made gender neutral

a) Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to
disrobe (Section 76 BNS)
13. b) Voyeurism (Section 77 BNS) 8-9
c) Importation of girl or boy from foreign country (Section
141 BNS)
d) Procuration of child (Section 96 BNS)
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14. Causing death by rash and negligent act (Section 106(1) BNS) 9

15. Snatching (Section 304 BNS) 9

16. Theft (Section 303 BNS) 9-10

Theft in dwelling house etc. (Section 305 BNS)

17. 10
(Domain of theft expanded)

Mischief (Section 324 BNS)

18. 10
(Domain of mischief expanded and punishment increased)
Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
19. 11
(Section 152 BNS)
Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of
20. 11
lawful power (Section 226 BNS)
Printing or publishing any matter relating to court
21. 12
proceedings without permission (Section 73 BNS)
Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence
22. 12
(Section 95 BNS)

23. Trafficking of Persons (Section 143 BNS) 13

Abetment outside India for offences in India
24. 13
(Section 48 BNS)
Offences under different sections of IPC consolidated
a) Dacoity
b) Robbery
c) Extortion
25. d) Criminal breach of trust 13-16
e) Stolen property
f) House-Trespass or House-Breaking
g) Mischief
h) Forgery
26. Community service 16
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No.
Offences in BNS for which punishment of community service
27. 16
can be imposed
Comparative chart of commonly used Sections of IPC
vis-a-vis BNS
a) Offences affecting the human body
b) Offences against woman and child
c) Offences against property
d) Offences relating to marriage
28. e) Offences relating to documents and property marks 17-21
f) Contempt of lawful authority of public servants
g) Offences affecting public health, safety, morals etc.
h) Offences relating to religion
i) Offences of criminal intimidation, defamation
j) Other material provisions of BNS

29. Snapshot – BNS vis-a-vis IPC 22

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Salient features of BNS

New Offences have been added in BNS such as

[Section 95 BNS]
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 (hereinafter referred to as BNS) shall come into

force on 1st July,vegetative
persistent 2024 except
statethe provisions of sub section [Section
(2) of section
117(3)106.
BNS]It shall
replace The Indian
Hiring, Penal or
employing Code (IPC) a1860
engaging child to
commit an offence by
Sexual intercourse [Link] deceitful means etc. [Section 69 BNS]
Grievous hurt causing permanent disability or

 Organised crime [Section 111 BNS]

 Petty organised
Few crime [Section
IPC offences are not part of BNS 112 BNS]
such as
 Terrorist act [Section 113 BNS]
 Snatching [Section 304 BNS]



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 Causing death by negligence
 Causing hurt to deter public servant from duty
 Criminal breach of trust
 Cheating
Apart from above, fine has been increased for 83 offences

Community service can be imposed as a punishment in 6 petty offences

Offences against woman and child, which are scattered in different chapters in
IPC have been brought together in chapter V in BNS

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 New/Modified definitions in BNS

Electronic
“Child” and digital
means record
any person included
below in the
the age definition
of 18 of “Document”
years [Section 2(3) BNS]
[Section 2(8) BNS]

Transgender included in the definition of “Gender” in addition to male and female

[Section 2(10) BNS]

“Moveable property” includes property of any description except land and things
attached to the earth or permanently fastened to anything which is attached to the
earth [Section 2(21) BNS]
 Movable Property under IPC include only corporeal property while under BNS it
includes property of any description except land and things attached to the earth etc.

Ingredients of new offences under BNS

Organised crime (Section 111 BNS)

Section 111(1) BNS defines Organised crime

 any continuing unlawful activity including kidnapping, robbery, vehicle theft,
extortion, contract killing, economic offences, cyber crime, trafficking of persons,
drugs, weapons etc.
 by any person or group of persons acting in concert, singly or jointly either as a
member of or on behalf of an organized crime syndicate
 by use or threat of violence, intimidation, coercion or any unlawful means
 to obtain direct or indirect material benefits including financial benefits

“Organised crime syndicate” means

 a group of two or more persons
 acting either singly or jointly
 as a syndicate or gang indulging in continuing unlawful activity

“Continuing unlawful activity” means an activity prohibited by law which is a

cognizable offence punishable with imprisonment of three year or more, undertaken by
any person, either singly or jointly, as a member of an organised crime syndicate or on
behalf of such syndicate in respect of which more than one charge-sheets have been
filed before a competent Court within the preceding period of ten years and that Court
has taken cognizance of such offence, and includes economic offence;

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Offence of Organized crime Triable by the Court
Cognizable Non bailable
u/s 111 BNS of Session

Punishments for Organised crime

Section Offence Punishment

Committing Organised crime

a) resulting into death Death or imprisonment of life
111(2) and fine not less than Rs.10 lakh
BNS b) in cases other than above Not less than 5 years but may
extend to imprisonment for life
and fine not less than Rs. 5 lakh
Abetting, attempting, conspiring, Not less than 5 years but may
111(3)
facilitating the commission of extend to imprisonment for life
BNS
organised crime and fine not less than Rs. 5 lakh
111(4) Being a member of organised crime
-do-
BNS syndicate
Intentionally harbouring or Not less than 3 years but may
111(5)
concealing any person who has extend to imprisonment for life
BNS
committed an organised crime and fine not less than Rs. 5 lakh

Possessing any property obtained Not less than 3 years but may
111(6)
from the commission or proceeds extend to imprisonment for life
BNS
of an organised crime and fine not less than Rs. 2 lakh
Possessing movable or immovable Not less than 3 years but may
111(7) property on behalf of member of an extend to imprisonment for 10
BNS organised crime, not satisfactory years and fine not less than Rs. 1
account for lakh

Petty organised crime (Section 112 BNS)

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question papers or any other similar criminal act

Section 112(1) BNS defines Petty organised crime

 being a member of a group or gang, either singly or jointly
 committing any act of theft, snatching, cheating, unauthorized selling of
Punishment for Petty organised crime u/s 112(2) BNS:- Imprisonment for not less
than 1 year but which may extend to 7 years and fine

Offence of Petty organised Triable by Magistrate

Cognizable Non bailable
crime u/s 112 BNS of first class

Terrorist act (Section 113 BNS)

Section 113(1) BNS defines Terrorist act

any act done with the intent
 to threaten or likely to threaten the unity, integrity, sovereignty, security, or
economic, security of India or
 to strike terror, or likely to strike terror in the people or any section of people in
India or in any foreign country
a) by using bombs, dynamite or other explosive, substance or inflammable
substance or firearms or other lethal weapons or poisonous or noxious gases or
other chemicals or by any other substance, whether biological, radioactive,
nuclear or otherwise of a hazardous nature or by any other means of whatever
nature to cause or likely to cause
(i) death of or injury to any person or persons or
(ii) loss of or damage to or destruction of property or
(iii) disruption of any supplies or services, essential to the life of the
community in India or in any foreign country; or
(iv) damage to the monetary stability of India by way of production or
smuggling or circulation of counterfeit Indian paper, currency coin
or of any other material or
(v) damage or destruction of any property in India or in a foreign country
used or intending to be used for the defence of India or in connection
with any other purpose of the Government of India, any state
government or any of their agencies or
b) overawing by means of criminal force or the show of criminal force or
attempting to do so or causing death of any public functionary or attempting to
cause death of any public functionary or
c) detaining, kidnaping or abducting any person and threatening to kill or injure such
person or does any other act in order to compel the Government of India, any
State Government or the Government of a foreign country or an international or
inter-governmental organisation or any other person to do so abstain from doing
any act

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 Explanation:- Officer not below the rank of Superintendent of Police shall decide
whether to register the case under this section or under The Unlawful Activities
(Prevention) Act (UAPA) 1967

Offence of Terrorist Triable by the Court

Cognizable Non-bailable
act u/s 113 BNS of Session

Note:- This definition is wider than the definition given in UAPA, where it includes
the production, smuggling or circulation of only high quality Indian paper
currency, coin or any other material, whereas it describes counterfeit
Indian paper currency, coin or any other material in section 113 BNS

Punishments for Terrorist act

Section Offence Punishment

Committing a terrorist act
a) resulting in death of any person Death or imprisonment for life and
113(2) fine
BNS b) in cases other than above Imprisonment for not less than 5
years but may extend to
imprisonment for life and fine
Abetting, attempting, conspiring, Imprisonment for not less than 5
113(3)
facilitating the commission of years but may extend to
BNS
terrorist act etc. imprisonment for life and fine

Organizing any camp for imparting Imprisonment for not less than 5
113(4)
training or recruiting any person for years but may extend to
BNS
commission of terrorist act etc. imprisonment for life and fine

113(5) Being a member of an organization

Imprisonment for life and fine
BNS involved in terrorist act
Voluntarily harbouring or
Imprisonment for not less than 3
113(6) concealing any person who has
years but may extend to
BNS committed a terrorist act or its
imprisonment for life and fine
attempt
Knowingly possessing any property
113(7)
obtained from commission of any Imprisonment for life and fine
BNS
terrorist act

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Murder by group of persons on certain grounds [Section 103(2) BNS]

Grievous Hurt (Section 116 BNS)

Permanent disability while causing grievous hurt

[Section 117(3) BNS]

 committing murder
 by a group of five or more persons acting in concert
 on the ground of race, caste or community, sex, place of birth, language,6
personal belief or any other similar ground
Punishment u/s 103(2) BNS:- Death or imprisonment for life and shall also be

Triable by the Court

Offence u/s 117(3) BNS Cognizable Non-bailable
of Sessions

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 Grievous hurt by a group of persons [Section 117(4) BNS]

 causing grievous hurt to a person

 by a group of five or more persons acting in concert Triable by the Court
Offence u/s 117(4) BNS Cognizable Non-bailable
 on the ground of race, caste or community, sex, place of birth, language, personal
of Sessions
belief or any other similar ground

Punishment u/s 117(4) BNS : Imprisonment which may extend to 7 years and fine
(each member of such group)

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 Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means (Section 69 BNS)

Punishment u/s 69 BNS:-

Imprisonment which may
extend to 10 years and fine

 having sexual intercourse with a woman

“Deceitful means”
 by deceitful shallorinclude
means by making promise to marry

 inducement
without anyfor
intention of fulfilling the same
 Gang
or falserape onofwoman
promise notunder
employment
 such sexual intercourse age to
of offence
18 years
or promotion
amounting [Section 70(2) BNS]
of rape
 or marrying by suppressing identity

Triable by the Court

Offence u/s 69 BNS Cognizable Non-Bailable
of Session

Punishment u/s 70(2) BNS:- Life imprisonment which shall mean imprisonment for
the remainder of that person’s natural life and with fine or with death

Section 70 (2) BNS corresponds sections 376DA IPC and 376DB IPC i.e. Gang rape
on woman under age of 16 and 12 respectively, which have been deleted
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 Rape (Section 63 BNS)

Age of consent qua married woman/wife

Exception 2- Sexual intercourse or sexual acts by a man with his own wife,
Under IPC the
Section Accused
wife not being under 18 years of ageOffence
is not rape
Section Accused
Under section 375 IPC, the age limit 15 years
76 Assault or use of criminal force to
Whoever 354B Any man
BNS woman with intent to disrobe
Note:- The punishment for rape prescribed u/s 64 BNS is same as prescribed u/s
77 376 IPC
Whoever Voyeurism 354C Any man
BNS
Some offences against women made gender neutral

Note:- The word “man” used in Section 354 B and 354C IPC has been replaced
by the word “whoever” in section 76 and 77 BNS

Importation of girl or boy from foreign country (Section 141 BNS)

 importing into India from any country outside India

 any girl under the age of 21 years or any boy under the age of 18 years 10
 with intent or knowing that such girl or boy may be
 forced or seduced to illicit intercourse with another person
 Procuration of child (Section 96 BNS)

Causing death by rash and negligent act (Section 106 (1) BNS)

 inducing any child by any means

 to go from any place or to do any act
 Punishment
with intent oru/s 303(2) BNS:-
knowledge In case
that such child willofbe
second
forcedororsubsequent
seduced toconviction:-
illicit
Imprisonment which
intercourse with person Rigorous imprisonment not Triable
may extend
another less than by 1any
year,
Snatching u/s 304 BNS
to 3 years or with fine or both Cognizable Non-bailable
but which may extend to 5 years and with fine
Theft (Section 303 BNS) Magistrate
Snatching
 The offence u/s 96 BNS has been(Section 304 neutral
made gender BNS) as compared to section
366A IPC, wherein offence is of procuration of minor girl only under the age
of 18 years. But in section 96 BNS, the offence is qua a child
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 However if such act is done by a registered medical practitioner while

Community service can be imposed in case of theft:-
 where the value of stolen property is less than ₹ 5000 and
 the person is convicted for the first time and
 he restores the stolen property

Committing theft
Theft in dwelling house etc. (Section 305 BNS)
 in any building, tent or vessel used as a human dwelling or used for the custody of
property; or
The following kinds of theft have been introduced as offence in section 305 BNS:
 of any means of transport used for the transport of goods or passengers or
 of any article or goods from any means of transport used for the transport of goods or
passengers or
 of idol or icon in any place of worship or
 of any property of the Government or of a local authority

Punishment: Imprisonment
Punishments forwhich maykinds
different extendoftooffence
7 yearsofand fine
mischief

Mischief (Section 324 BNS)

(Scope of the offence of mischief has been expanded vis-a-vis IPC)

Section Offences Punishment

324(2) Imprisonment which may extend
Committing mischief
BNS to 6 months or with fine or both
324(3) Causing loss or damage to property of Imprisonment which may extend
BNS government or local authority to 1 year or with fine or both

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324(4) Causing loss or damage to amount of Imprisonment which may extend
BNS ₹20000 or more but less than ₹1 lakh to 2 year or with fine or both
324(5) Causing loss or damage to amount of Imprisonment which may extend
BNS ₹1 lakh or upwards to 5 year or with fine or both
Committing mischief having made Imprisonment which may extend
324(6)
preparation for causing death, hurt or to 5 year and with fine
BNS
wrongful restraint or fear of above

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 Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India
(Section 152 BNS)

Punishment
 purposelyu/s or 152 BNS: Imprisonment for life or with imprisonment which may
knowingly
 by to
extend 7 years
words, and fine
either spoken or written, by signs, visible representation or
electronic communication, by use of financial mean or otherwise
 exciting Triable by the
Offence u/sor attempting
152 BNS toCognizable
excite Non-bailable
 secession or armed rebellion or subversive activities, or encouraging of
Court Session
feeling of
Theseparatist
offence activities
of Sedition under section 124A IPC was an offence about
 or endangering
disaffection towards sovereignty or unity established
the government and integritybyof law
Indiain India, whereas
 or indulging
section 152 BNSinrefers
or committing any such act
about endangering sovereignty or unity and integrity of
India

Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain exercise of

lawful power (Section 226 BNS)

attempting to commit suicide by a person

 with intent to compel or restrain any public servant
 from discharging his official duty

Triable by any
Offence u/s 226 BNS Non-Cognizable Bailable
Magistrate

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The offence of Attempt to commit suicide was an offence u/s 309 IPC. (deleted)
Apart from section 226 BNS, any other attempt to suicide does not fall within the
ambit of an offence.

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 Printing or publishing any matter relating to court
proceedings without permission (Section 73 BNS)

Punishment u/s 73 BNS:- Imprisonment which may extend to 2 years and fine
 printing or publishing any matter
 in relation to any proceeding before a court with respect to an offence
Triablereferred
by any
Offence u/s 73 BNS Cognizable Bailable
to in section 72 (offences against women) Magistrate
 without the previous permission of such court
Explanation:- The printing or publication of any judgment of any High Court or
Hiring, employing
the Supreme or engaging
Court does notaamount
child to
to commit
an offencean offence
within meaning
of this section (Section 95 BNS)

Offence Punishment u/s 95 BNS

 hiring, employing or engaging a child Imprisonment which shall not less
 to commit an offence than 3 years but may extend to 10
years and fine

Triable by Magistrate
Offence u/s 95 BNS (Part I) Cognizable Non bailable
of first class

Offence Punishment u/s 95 BNS

If offence is committed by child after Punishment provided for that offence as if
being hired, employed or engaged the offence is committed by that person
himself

Offence u/s 95 BNS Triable by Court by which

Cognizable Non-bailable
(Part II) offence committed is triable

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 Abetment outside India for offences in India (Section 48 BNS)

Section 48 BNS expands the meaning of abetment to include:-

 abetment by person outside of India
Sections Section in
 without and Offences
beyond in IPC – Definition and Punishment
India
in IPC BNS
Beggary
 of
391 has
offence been
committedintroduced
in
Definition of dacoity India as a form of exploitation for trafficking
310(1) in
explanation „A‟
Illustration:- 1 toTrafficking
section „X‟
in country of Persons
143instigates (Section
BNS. Beggary 143
was not
„B‟ to commit BNS)
included
a murder as form
in India. „A‟ isof
395 Punishment
exploitation in section for dacoity
370 IPC. 310(2)
guilty of abetting murder
396 Dacoity with murder 310(3)
399 Making preparation to commit dacoity 310(4)
402 Assembling for purpose of committing dacoity 310(5)
400 Punishment for belonging to gang of dacoits 310(6)

Robbery
Sections Section in
Offences in IPC – Definition and Punishment
in IPC
Offences under different sections of IPC consolidated in BNS BNS
390 categories
Different Definitionofofoffences
robbery under different sections of IPC have309(1)(2)(3)
been
392 Punishment for robbery
consolidated in a single section of BNS such as 309(4)
393 Attempt to commit robbery 309(5)
394 Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery
Dacoity 309(6)

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 Extortion
Sections Section in
Offences in IPC – Definition and Punishment
in IPC BNS
383 Definition of extortion 308(1)
384 Punishment for extortion 308(2)
385 Putting person in fear of injury to commit extortion 308(3)
Putting person in fear of death or of grievous hurt, in order
387 308(4)
to commit extortion
386 Extortion by putting person in fear of death or grievous hurt 308(5)
Extortion by threat of accusation of an offence punishable
388 308(6)
with death or imprisonment for life
Putting person in fear of accusation of offence to commit
389 308(7)
extortion

Criminal breach of trust

Sections Section in
Offences in IPC – Definition and Punishment
in IPC BNS
405 Definition of 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)
Criminal breach of trust by public servant, banker,
409 316(5)
merchant or agent

Stolen property

Sections Section in
Offences in IPC – Definition and Punishment
in IPC BNS
410 Definition of stolen property 317(1)
411 Dishonestly receiving stolen property 317(2)
Dishonestly receiving property stolen in commission of
412 317(3)
dacoity
413 Habitually dealing in stolen property 317(4)
414 Assisting in concealment of stolen property 317(5)

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 House-Trespass or House-Breaking

Sections Section in
Offences in IPC – Definition and Punishment
in IPC BNS
453 Punishment for lurking house- trespass or house-breaking 331(1)
Lurking house-trespass or house- breaking in order to
454 331(3)
commit offence punishable with imprisonment
Lurking house-trespass or house- breaking after preparation
455 331(5)
for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint
Punishment for lurking house- trespass or house-breaking
456 331(2)
by night
Lurking house-trespass or house- breaking by night in order
457 331(4)
to commit offence punishable with imprisonment
Lurking house-trespass or house- breaking by night after
458 331(6)
preparation for hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint
Grievous hurt caused whilst committing lurking house-
459 331(7)
trespass or house-breaking
All persons jointly concerned in lurking house-trespass or
460 house- breaking by night punishable where death or 331(8)
grievous hurt caused by one of them

Mischief

Sections Section in
Offences in IPC – Definition and Punishment
in IPC BNS
430 Mischief by injury to work of irrigation 326(a)
431 Mischief by injury to public road, bridge etc. 326(b)
Mischief by causing inundation or obstruction to public
432 326(c)
drainage attended with damage
Mischief by destroying, moving or rendering less useful a
433 326(d)
lighthouse or sea mark
Mischief by destroying, moving land mark fixed by public
434 326(e)
authority
Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to cause
435 damage to amount of one hundred or (in case of agriculture 326(f)
produce) ten rupees.
Mischief by fire or explosive substance with intent to
436 326(g)
destroy house etc.

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 Forgery
Sections Section in
Offences in IPC – Definition and Punishment
in IPC BNS
463 Definition of forgery 336(1)
465 Punishment for forgery 336(2)
468 Forgery for purpose of cheating 336(3)
469 Forgery for purpose of harming reputation 336(4)

Community Service

Offences
Community Service inintroduced
has been BNS for for
which punishment
the first of 4 BNS as one
time in section
of the punishment in community
petty offencesservice can be imposed

Explanation
Sr. No. to Section
section 23 of BNSS:- “Community Offence
service” shall mean the work
which the court may order a convict to perform as a form of punishment that
benefits
1. the community,
Section for which
202 BNS he shall
Public notunlawfully
servant be entitledengaging
to any remuneration
in trade
Non appearance in response to proclamation u/s 84
2. Section 209 BNS
BNSS
Attempt to commit suicide to restrain exercise of
3. Section 226 BNS
lawful power
Theft where value of stolen property is less than
4. Section 303 BNS
₹5000/-
5. Section 355 BNS Misconduct in public by a drunken person
6. Section 356 BNS Defamation

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 Comparative chart of commonly used
Sections of IPC vis-a-vis BNS
The BNS sections shown in the box of this colour differ only in
numbering of sections while its contents are similar to the
corresponding sections of IPC
The contents of BNS sections shown in the box of this colour differ from
the corresponding sections of IPC with respect to Punishment/fine only
The contents of BNS sections shown in the box of this colour have major
difference from the corresponding sections of IPC

Offences Affecting the Human Body

IPC OFFENCE BNS

302 Murder 103(1)
303 Murder by life Convict 104
304 Culpable homicide not amounting to murder 105
304A Causing death by negligence 106(1)
305 Abetment of suicide of child or insane person 107
306 Abetment of suicide 108
307 Attempt to murder 109
308 Attempt to culpable homicide 110
323 Causing hurt 115(2)
324 Causing hurt by dangerous weapons 118(1)
325 Causing grievous hurt 117(2)
326 Causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons 118(2)
326A Causing grievous hurt by use of acid 124(1)
326B Throwing or attempt to throw acid 124(2)
Causing hurt by means of poison etc. with intent to commit
328 123
offence
332 Causing hurt to deter public servant from duty 121(1)
333 Causing grievous hurt to deter public servant from duty 121(2)
336 Act endangering life or personal safety 125
337 Causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety 125(a)
338 Causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety 125(b)

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 IPC OFFENCE BNS
341 Wrongful restraint 126(2)
342 Wrongful confinement 127(2)
343 Wrongful confinement for three or more days 127(3)
344 Wrongful confinement for ten or more days 127(4)
353 Assault/criminal force to deter public servant to discharge duty 132
Word , gesture or act intended to insult modesty of women
509 79

Offences Against Woman and Child

IPC OFFENCE BNS

313 Causing miscarriage without woman‟s consent 89
314 Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage 90
315 Act to prevent child being born alive or cause death after birth 91
316 Causing death of quick unborn child 92
317 Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve 93
318 Concealment of birth by disposal of dead body 94
354 Assault/criminal Force to woman with intent to outrage modesty 74
354A Sexual harassment 75
354B Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe 76
354C Voyeurism 77
354D Stalking 78
363 Kidnapping 137(2)
364 Kidnapping/abduction in order to murder 140(1)
365 Kidnapping/abduction with intent to confine secretly/wrongfully 140(3)
366 Kidnapping, abduction/inducing minor to compel her marriage 87
366A Procuration of minor girl 96
372 Selling child for purpose of prostitution etc. 98
373 Buying child for purpose of prostitution etc. 99
376 Rape 64
376A Causing death of resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim 66
376B Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation 67
376 AB Rape on women under 12 year of age 65(2)

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376D Gang rape 70(1)

Offences Against Property

IPC OFFENCE BNS

379 Theft 303(2)
380 Theft in dwelling house 305
381 Theft by clerk or servant 306
382 Theft after preparation for causing death, hurt or restraint 307
384 Extortion 308(2)
392 Robbery 309(4)
395 Dacoity 310(2)
396 Dacoity with murder 310(3)
397 Robbery or dacoity with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt 311
399 Making preparation to commit dacoity 310(4)
402 Assembling for committing dacoity 310(5)
406 Criminal Breach of trust 316(2)
407 Criminal breach of trust by carrier etc. 316(3)
408 Criminal breach of trust by clerk/servant 316(4)
409 Criminal breach of trust by public servant/banker/merchant/agent 316(5)
411 Dishonestly receiving stolen property 317(2)
419 Cheating by personation 319(2)
420 Cheating 318(4)
427 Mischief 324
428/429 Mischief by killing or maiming animal 325
435 Mischief by fire or explosive substance 326(f)
436 Mischief by fire or explosive with intent to destroy house 326(g)
450 House trespass to commit offence punishable with life imprisonment 332(b)

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451 House trespass to commit offence punishable with imprisonment 332(c)
452 House trespass after preparation for hurt, assault etc. 333
453/460 Lurking house-trespass, house breaking, by night etc. 331

Offences Relating to Marriage

IPC OFFENCE BNS

304B Dowry death 80
494 Bigamy 82(1)
498A Cruelty 85

Offences Relating to Documents and Property Marks

IPC OFFENCE BNS

465 Forgery 336(2)
466 Forgery of court record or public register 337
467 Forgery of valuable security or Will 338
468 Forgery for purpose of cheating 336(3)
471 Using as genuine a forged document 340(2)
489A Counterfeiting currency or bank notes 178
489B Using as genuine, forged/counterfeit currency or bank notes 179
489C Possession of counterfeit currency 180
489D Making/possessing instrument for counterfeiting currency 181
489E Making/using documents resembling currency notes etc. 182

Contempt of Lawful Authority of Public Servants

IPC OFFENCE BNS

182 False information to public servant 217
186 Obstructing a public servant in discharge of public functions 221
188 Disobedience to order of public servant 223

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 Offences Affecting Public Health, Safety, Morals etc.

IPC OFFENCE BNS

279 Rash and negligent driving 281
292 Sale of obscene books etc. 294
294 Obscene acts and songs 296

Offences Relating to Religion

IPC OFFENCE BNS

295 Injuring place of worship with intent to insult religion 298
295A Outraging religious feelings of any class 299
297 Trespassing on burial places etc. 301

Offences of Criminal Intimidation, Defamation

IPC OFFENCE BNS

500 Defamation 356(2)
506 Criminal intimidation 351(2)(3)

Other Material Provisions of BNS

IPC OFFENCE/Joint liability BNS

34 Common intention 3(5)
120B Criminal conspiracy 61(2)
148 Rioting 191(3)
149 Unlawful assembly 190
511 Attempt 62

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BNS vis-a-vis IPC
Particulars BNS IPC
No. of chapters XX XXIII

No. of sections 358 511

Spread over in sections
Definitions/ Interpretations 39 Clauses of Section 2
8 to 52 A

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