Comparative Table: Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860 vs. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Comparative Table: Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860 vs. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

		Section Contents Comparative Table: Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860 vs. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS)Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS)			Title (and Chapter) Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS)			*Relevant section in IPC ()**
		Chapter I Preliminary
		Section 1			Short title, commencement, application			S. 1 – S. 5
		Section 2			Definitions			S. 6 – 52A*
		Section 3			General explanations and expressions			S.6, S.7, S.27, S.32, S.34, S.35-S.38*
		Chapter II Of Punishments
		Section 4			Punishments			S. 53*
		Section 5			Commutation of sentence			S. 54- S.55A
		Section 6			Fractions and terms of punishment			S. 57*
		Section 7			Sentence may be wholly or partly rigorous or simple			S. 60
		Section 8			Amount of fine, liability in default etc			S. 63- S.70*
		Section 9			Limit of punishment			S. 71
		Section 10			Punishment of person guilty of several offences			S. 72
		Section 11			Solitary confinement			S. 73
		Section 12			Limit of solitary confinement			S. 74
		Section 13			Enhanced punishment for certain offences			S. 75

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

Comparative Table: Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860 vs. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Comparative Table: Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860 vs. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS)

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS)

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