IPC to BNS Conversion Table: The Sections You Actually Use

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) replaced the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) from 1 July 2024 (PIB, Ministry of Home Affairs). The BNS is not just the IPC with new numbers. Some sections were merged into sub-sections, some were deleted and some offences are new. Each row below was checked against the government correspondence table and the section text in the Gazette of India copy of the Act.

Educational material, not legal advice. Check the current text on India Code before relying on a section in court.

How to read this IPC vs BNS chart

• The arrow (→) points to the corresponding BNS provision. Corresponding does not always mean identical wording or punishment, so open the BNS section before you cite it.
• Sub-sections matter. Many IPC punishment sections are now sub-sections of the defining section (for example IPC 379 → BNS 303(2)). Cite down to the sub-section.

General provisions and homicide

• IPC 34 → BNS 3(5): Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention
• IPC 120A → BNS 61(1): Definition of criminal conspiracy
• IPC 120B → BNS 61(2): Punishment of criminal conspiracy
• IPC 299 → BNS 100: Culpable homicide
• IPC 300 → BNS 101: Murder
• IPC 302 → BNS 103(1): Punishment for murder
• IPC 304 → BNS 105: Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
• IPC 304A → BNS 106(1): Causing death by negligence
• IPC 304B → BNS 80: Dowry death
• IPC 306 → BNS 108: Abetment of suicide
• IPC 307 → BNS 109: Attempt to murder

Offences against women and the body

• IPC 323 → BNS 115(2): Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
• IPC 354 → BNS 74: Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty
• IPC 375 → BNS 63: Rape
• IPC 376 → BNS 64: Punishment for rape
• IPC 498A → BNS 85 (offence) and 86 ("cruelty" defined): Husband or relative of husband subjecting a woman to cruelty

Property, intimidation and defamation

• IPC 379 → BNS 303(2): Punishment for theft
• IPC 406 → BNS 316(2): Punishment for criminal breach of trust
• IPC 420 → BNS 318(4): Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property
• IPC 499 → BNS 356(1): Defamation
• IPC 500 → BNS 356(2): Punishment for defamation
• IPC 503 → BNS 351(1): Criminal intimidation
• IPC 506 → BNS 351(2) and 351(3): Punishment for criminal intimidation

Deleted IPC sections and new BNS offences

• IPC 124A (sedition): deleted. The government table marks BNS 152 ("Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India") as a new section. It is not a renumbered 124A.
• IPC 377 (unnatural offences): deleted, with no corresponding section in the table.
• IPC 497 (adultery): deleted.
• New in BNS: 111 (organised crime), 112 (petty organised crime), 113 (terrorist act) and 304 (snatching).

IPC or BNS: which applies?

BNS section 358(1) repeals the IPC. Under section 358(2), the repeal does not affect any penalty or punishment incurred for offences committed against the IPC, or any investigation, proceeding or remedy for them. So the date of the offence is the starting point: an offence committed before 1 July 2024 is generally dealt with under the IPC. Read section 358 in full for your facts.

Full charts and verification practice

For the complete old-to-new charts across BNS, BNSS and BSA, see the LegalSkool New Criminal Laws notes (https://legalskool.store/notes). For a step-by-step method to check AI-suggested sections against the bare act, see AI Vakeel (https://legalskool.store/aivakeel).

Related: CrPC to BNSS chart (https://legalskool.store/blog/crpc-to-bnss-chart-reused-section-numbers) · BNS, BNSS, BSA vs IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act (https://legalskool.store/blog/bns-bnss-bsa-vs-ipc-crpc-iea)

FAQ

What is IPC 302 in BNS? Punishment for murder is BNS section 103(1). Murder itself is defined in BNS 101 (IPC 300).

What is IPC 420 in BNS? BNS section 318(4).

What is IPC 498A in BNS? BNS section 85, with "cruelty" defined in BNS section 86.

Is sedition (IPC 124A) now BNS 152? No. IPC 124A was deleted. BNS 152 is a new provision, not a renumbered 124A.

Do I use IPC or BNS for an offence committed before 1 July 2024? Generally the IPC, because BNS section 358(2) saves liability and proceedings for offences committed against the repealed Code.

Sources

• Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (No. 45 of 2023), Gazette of India Extraordinary, 25 Dec 2023, CG-DL-E-25122023-250883: https://www.mha.gov.in/sites/default/files/250883_english_01042024.pdf
• UP Police, Corresponding Section Table of BNS 2023: https://uppolice.gov.in/site/writereaddata/siteContent/Three%20New%20Major%20Acts/202406281710564823BNS_IPC_Comparative.pdf
• PIB (MHA), "New Criminal Laws", 10 Dec 2024: https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2082757 (page verified 13 Oct 2026: MHA, posted 10 Dec 2024)