Instantly find the corresponding Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 provision for commonly referenced Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections — and vice versa. Built for advocates, law students, police officers, and judiciary aspirants.
On 1 July 2024, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 replaced the 164-year-old Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860 as India's primary criminal law. While the BNS retains most core offences from the IPC, many provisions have been reorganized — the IPC's 511 sections have been consolidated into 358 sections under the BNS. This means a section number you may have memorized, such as IPC 302 for murder, no longer applies the same way — that offence is now covered under BNS Section 103. Our IPC to BNS converter tool helps advocates, law students, police personnel, and judiciary aspirants quickly cross-reference old IPC sections with their new BNS equivalents, along with key notes on what has changed.
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Below is a limited quick-reference table, not a complete IPC–BNS concordance. Verify every provision against the official bare Act before legal use. Read the official BNS 2023 text.
| IPC Section | Offence | BNS Section | Key Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 302 | Punishment for murder | 103 | Murder punishment is set out in BNS 103; check the official text. |
| 304-A | Causing death by negligence | 106(1) | Causing death by negligence is addressed by BNS 106(1); check commencement and application. |
| 304-B | Dowry death | 80 | Minimum punishment of 7 years retained. |
| 306 | Abetment of suicide | 108 | Compare IPC 306 and BNS 108 for relevant provisions. |
| 307 | Attempt to murder | 109 | Core ingredients of the offence unchanged. |
| 286 | Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance | 288 | BNS 288 addresses negligent conduct involving explosive substances. |
| 294 | Obscene acts and songs | 296 | Check penalty provisions in the BNS bare Act. |
| 509 | Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman | 79 | Check current BNS statutory language. |
| 323 | Voluntarily causing hurt | 115(2) | Grouped under offences affecting the human body. |
| 354-B | Assault/criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe | 76 | Compare both provisions for any differences. |
| 386 | Extortion by putting a person in fear of death/grievous hurt | 308(5) | Extortion involving fear of death or grievous hurt; verify BNS subsection. |
| 390 | Robbery | 309 | Robbery is defined in BNS 309; consult its subsections for punishment. |
| 394 | Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery | 309(6) | Voluntarily causing hurt during robbery is addressed in BNS 309(6). |
| 411 | Dishonestly receiving stolen property | 317(2) | Dishonestly receiving or retaining stolen property is addressed in BNS 317(2). |
| 415 | Cheating (basic definition) | 318(1) | Definition of cheating is in BNS 318(1). |
| 420 | Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property | 318(4) | Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property: BNS 318(4). |
| 382 | Theft after preparation made for causing death/hurt/restraint | 307 | Theft after preparation to cause death, hurt or restraint is BNS 307. |
| 442 | House-trespass | 329(2) | House-trespass is defined by BNS 329(2). |
| 445 | House-breaking | 330(2) | House-breaking is defined by BNS 330(2). |
| 447 | Punishment for criminal trespass | 329(3) | Now a sub-section rather than standalone section. |
| 448 | Punishment for house-trespass | 329(4) | Now a sub-section rather than standalone section. |
| 494 | Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife (bigamy) | 82 | Offence and punishment retained. |
| 498-A | Husband/relative subjecting woman to cruelty | 85 | Check current statutory punishment provisions. |
| 506 | Punishment for criminal intimidation | 351 | Check the BNS wording and applicable subsections. |
| 34 | Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention | 3(5) | Now a sub-section of the general provisions. |
| 149 | Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence in prosecution of common object | 190 | Renumbered under offences against public tranquility. |
| N/A | Organized crime (new offence, not present in IPC) | 111 | First-time codification; punishment up to life imprisonment or death. |
| N/A | Petty organized crime (new offence, not present in IPC) | 112 | Covers organised pickpocketing, snatching, and trick theft. |
| N/A | Terrorist act (new offence, not present in IPC) | 113 | New standalone provision defining and punishing terrorist acts. |