Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Each section, with the IPC section it replaced.
BNS 1 Short title, commencement and applicationBNS 3 General explanationsBNS 4 PunishmentsBNS 5 Commutation of sentence. 5(a)BNS 6 Fractions of terms of punishmentBNS 7 Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simpleBNS 8 Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etcBNS 9 Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offencesBNS 10 Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, judgment stating that it is doubtful of whichBNS 11 Solitary confinementBNS 12 Limit of solitary confinementBNS 13 Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous convictionBNS 14 Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by lawBNS 15 Act of Judge when acting judiciallyBNS 16 Act done pursuant to judgment or order of CourtBNS 17 Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by lawBNS 18 Accident in doing a lawful actBNS 19 Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harmBNS 20 Act of a child under seven years of ageBNS 21 Act of a child above seven and under twelve years of age of immature understandingBNS 22 Act of a person of unsound mindBNS 23 Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his willBNS 24 Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicatedBNS 25 Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consentBNS 26 Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person’s benefitBNS 27 Act done in good faith for benefit of child or person of unsound mind, by or by consent of guardianBNS 28 Consent known to be given under fear or misconceptionBNS 29 Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm causedBNS 30 Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consentBNS 31 Communication made in good faithBNS 32 Act to which a person is compelled by threatsBNS 33 Act causing slight harmBNS 34 Things done in private defenceBNS 35 Right of private defence of body and of propertyBNS 36 Right of private defence against act of a person of unsound mind, etcBNS 37 Acts against which there is no right of private defenceBNS 38 When right of private defence of body extends to causing deathBNS 39 When such right extends to causing any harm other than deathBNS 40 Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of bodyBNS 41 When right of private defence of property extends to causing deathBNS 42 When such right extends to causing any harm other than deathBNS 43 Commencement and continuance of right of private defence of propertyBNS 44 Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent personBNS 45 Abetment of a thingBNS 46 AbettorBNS 47 Abetment in India of offences outside IndiaBNS 48 Abetment outside India for offence in IndiaBNS 49 Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishmentBNS 50 Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettorBNS 51 Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act doneBNS 52 Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act doneBNS 53 Liability of abettor for an effect caused by act abetted different from that intended by abettorBNS 54 Abettor present when offence is committedBNS 55 Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for lifeBNS 56 Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonmentBNS 57 Abetting commission of offence by public or by more than ten personsBNS 58 Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for lifeBNS 59 Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to preventBNS 60 Concealing design to commit offenceBNS 61 Criminal conspiracyBNS 62 Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonmentBNS 63 RapeBNS 64 Punishment for rapeBNS 65 Punishment for rape in certain casesBNS 66 Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victimBNS 67 Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separationBNS 68 Sexual intercourse by a person in authorityBNS 69 Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means etcBNS 70 Gang rapeBNS 71 Punishment for repeat offendersBNS 72 Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etcBNS 74 Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modestyBNS 75 Sexual harassmentBNS 76 Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobeBNS 77 VoyeurismBNS 78 StalkingBNS 79 Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a womanBNS 80 Dowry deathBNS 81 Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriageBNS 82 Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wifeBNS 83 Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriageBNS 84 Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married womanBNS 85 Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to crueltyBNS 87 Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etcBNS 88 Causing miscarriageBNS 89 Causing miscarriage without woman’s consentBNS 90 Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriageBNS 91 Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause to die after birthBNS 92 Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicideBNS 93 Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of itBNS 94 Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead bodyBNS 95 Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offenceBNS 96 Procuration of childBNS 97 Kidnapping or abducting child under ten yearsBNS 98 Selling child for purposes of prostitution, etcBNS 99 Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etcBNS 100 Culpable homicideBNS 101 MurderBNS 102 Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intendedBNS 103 Punishment for murderBNS 104 Punishment for murder by life-convictBNS 105 Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murderBNS 106 Causing death by negligenceBNS 107 Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mindBNS 108 Abetment of suicideBNS 109 Attempt to murderBNS 110 Attempt to commit culpable homicideBNS 111 Organised crimeBNS 112 Petty organised crimeBNS 113 Terrorist actBNS 114 HurtBNS 115 Voluntarily causing hurtBNS 116 Grievous hurtBNS 117 Voluntarily causing grievous hurtBNS 118 Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or meansBNS 119 Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal actBNS 121 Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his dutyBNS 122 Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocationBNS 123 Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offenceBNS 124 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etcBNS 125 Act endangering life or personal safety of othersBNS 126 Wrongful restraintBNS 127 Wrongful confinementBNS 128 ForceBNS 129 Criminal forceBNS 130 AssaultBNS 131 Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocationBNS 132 Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his dutyBNS 133 Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on graveBNS 134 Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a personBNS 135 Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully to confine a personBNS 136 Assault or criminal force on grave provocationBNS 137 KidnappingBNS 138 AbductionBNS 139 Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of beggingBNS 140 Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom etcBNS 141 Importation of girl or boy from foreign countryBNS 142 Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted personBNS 143 Trafficking of personBNS 144 Exploitation of a trafficked personBNS 145 Habitual dealing in slavesBNS 146 Unlawful compulsory labourBNS 147 Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against Government of IndiaBNS 148 Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 147BNS 149 Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Government of IndiaBNS 150 Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage warBNS 151 Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain exercise of any lawful powerBNS 152 Acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of IndiaBNS 153 Waging war against Government of any foreign State at peace with Government of IndiaBNS 154 Committing depredation on territories of foreign State at peace with Government of IndiaBNS 155 Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in sections 153 and 154BNS 156 Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escapeBNS 157 Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escapeBNS 158 Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisonerBNS 159 Abetting mutiny, or attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his dutyBNS 160 Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereofBNS 161 Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his officeBNS 162 Abetment of such assault, if assault committedBNS 163 Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airmanBNS 164 Harbouring deserterBNS 165 Deserter concealed on board merchant vessel through negligence of masterBNS 166 Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airmanBNS 167 Persons subject to certain ActsBNS 168 Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airmanBNS 169 Candidate, electoral right definedBNS 170 BriberyBNS 171 Undue influence at electionsBNS 172 Personation at electionsBNS 173 Punishment for briberyBNS 174 Punishment for undue influence or personation at an electionBNS 175 False statement in connection with an electionBNS 176 Illegal payments in connection with an electionBNS 177 Failure to keep election accountsBNS 178 Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notesBNS 179 Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notesBNS 180 Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notesBNS 181 Making or possessing instruments or materialsBNS 182 Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notesBNS 183 Effacing writing from substance bearing Government stamp, or removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to GovernmentBNS 184 Using Government stamp known to have been before usedBNS 185 Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been usedBNS 186 Prohibition of fictitious stampsBNS 187 Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by lawBNS 188 Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mintBNS 189 Unlawful assembly. 189BNS 190 Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of commonBNS 191 RiotingBNS 192 Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot- if rioting be committed; if not committedBNS 193 Liability of owner, occupier etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes placeBNS 194 AffrayBNS 195 Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etcBNS 196 Promoting enmity between different groups on ground of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmonyBNS 197 Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integrationBNS 198 Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any personBNS 199 Public servant disobeying direction under lawBNS 200 Punishment for non-treatment of victimBNS 201 Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injuryBNS 202 Public servant unlawfully engaging in tradeBNS 203 Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for propertyBNS 204 Personating a public servantBNS 205 Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intentBNS 206 Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceedingBNS 207 Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereofBNS 208 Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servantBNS 209 Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , 2023BNS 210 Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce itBNS 211 Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give itBNS 212 Furnishing false informationBNS 213 Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make itBNS 214 Refusing to answer public servant authorised to questionBNS 215 Refusing to sign statementBNS 216 False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmationBNS 217 False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to injury of another personBNS 218 Resistance to taking of property by lawful authority of a public servantBNS 219 Obstructing sale of property offered for sale by authority of public servantBNS 220 Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servantBNS 221 Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functionsBNS 222 Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistanceBNS 223 Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servantBNS 224 Threat of injury to public servantBNS 225 Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection to public servantBNS 226 Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restraint exercise of lawful powerBNS 227 Giving false evidenceBNS 228 Fabricating false evidenceBNS 229 Punishment for false evidenceBNS 230 Giving or fabricating false evidence withBNS 231 Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonmentBNS 232 Threatening any person to give false evidenceBNS 233 Using evidence known to be falseBNS 234 Issuing or signing false certificateBNS 235 Using as true a certificate known to be falseBNS 236 False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidenceBNS 237 Using as true such declaration knowing it to be falseBNS 238 Causing disappearance of evidence of offence, or giving false information to screen offenderBNS 239 Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to informBNS 240 Giving false information respecting an offence committedBNS 241 Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidenceBNS 242 False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecutionBNS 243 Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in executionBNS 244 Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in executionBNS 245 Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not dueBNS 246 Dishonestly making false claim in CourtBNS 247 Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not dueBNS 248 False charge of offence made with intent to injureBNS 249 Harbouring offenderBNS 250 Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishmentBNS 251 Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offenderBNS 252 Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etcBNS 253 Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been orderedBNS 254 Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoitsBNS 255 Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeitureBNS 256 Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeitureBNS 257 Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc., contrary to lawBNS 258 Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to lawBNS 259 Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehendBNS 260 Intentional omission to apprehend on the part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committedBNS 261 Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servantBNS 262 Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehensionBNS 263 Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another personBNS 264 Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided forBNS 265 Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided forBNS 266 Violation of condition of remission of punishmentBNS 267 Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceedingBNS 268 Personation of an assessorBNS 269 Failure by person released on bail bond or bond to appear in courtBNS 270 Public nuisanceBNS 271 Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to lifeBNS 272 Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to lifeBNS 273 Disobedience to quarantine ruleBNS 274 Adulteration of food or drink intended for saleBNS 275 Sale of noxious food or drinkBNS 276 Adulteration of drugsBNS 277 Sale of adulterated drugsBNS 278 Sale of drug as a different drug or preparationBNS 279 Fouling water of public spring or reservoirBNS 280 Making atmosphere noxious to healthBNS 281 Rash driving or riding on a public wayBNS 282 Rash navigation of vesselBNS 283 Exhibition of false light, mark or buoyBNS 284 Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vesselBNS 285 Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigationBNS 286 Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substanceBNS 287 Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matterBNS 288 Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substanceBNS 289 Negligent conduct with respect to machineryBNS 290 Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings etcBNS 291 Negligent conduct with respect to animalBNS 292 Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided forBNS 293 Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinueBNS 294 Sale, etc., of obscene books, etcBNS 295 Sale, etc., of obscene objects to childBNS 296 Obscene acts and songsBNS 297 Keeping lottery officeBNS 298 Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion of any classBNS 299 Deliberate and malicious acts, intended to outrage religious feelings of any class by insulting its religion or religious beliefsBNS 300 Disturbing religious assemblyBNS 301 Trespassing on burial places, etcBNS 302 Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any personBNS 303 TheftBNS 304 SnatchingBNS 305 Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etcBNS 306 Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of masterBNS 307 Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to committing of theftBNS 308 Extortion. 308BNS 309 Robbery. 309 (1)(2)BNS 310 DacoityBNS 311 Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurtBNS 312 Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weaponBNS 313 Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers, dacoits, etcBNS 314 Dishonest misappropriation of propertyBNS 315 Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his deathBNS 316 Criminal breach of trustBNS 317 Stolen property. 317BNS 318 CheatingBNS 319 Cheating by personationBNS 320 Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditorsBNS 321 Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditorsBNS 322 Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of considerationBNS 323 Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of propertyBNS 324 MischiefBNS 325 Mischief by killing or maiming animalBNS 326 Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc. 326 (a)BNS 327 Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden. 327BNS 328 Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etcBNS 329 Criminal trespass and house-trespassBNS 330 House-trespass and house-breakingBNS 331 Punishment for house-trespass or house- breaking. 331BNS 332 House-trespass in order to commit offence. 332 (a)BNS 333 House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraintBNS 334 Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing propertyBNS 335 Making a false documentBNS 336 Forgery 336BNS 337 Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etcBNS 338 Forgery of valuable security, will, etcBNS 339 Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuineBNS 340 Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine. 340BNS 341 Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 338. 341BNS 342 Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked materialBNS 343 Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable securityBNS 344 Falsification of accountsBNS 345 Property mark. 345BNS 346 Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injuryBNS 347 Counterfeiting a property mark. 347BNS 348 Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property markBNS 349 Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property markBNS 350 Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods. 350BNS 351 Criminal intimidation. 351BNS 352 Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peaceBNS 353 Statements conducing to public mischiefBNS 354 Act caused by inducing person to believe that he will be rendered an object of Divine displeasureBNS 355 Misconduct in public by a drunken personBNS 356 DefamationBNS 357 Breach of contract to attend on and supply wants of helpless personBNS 358 Repeal and savings