IPC to BNS Cross-Reference Guide

Complete mapping of Indian Penal Code sections to their Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita equivalents. HECTOR maintains 496 cross-reference entries.

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860. Below are the most commonly referenced cross-references. HECTOR indexes all 496 mappings.

IPC Section

BNS Section

Offence

Section 302 IPC

Section 101 BNS

Murder

Section 304 IPC

Section 103(1) BNS

Culpable homicide not amounting to murder

Section 307 IPC

Section 109 BNS

Attempt to murder

Section 376 IPC

Section 63 BNS

Rape

Section 379 IPC

Section 303 BNS

Theft

Section 380 IPC

Section 305 BNS

Theft in dwelling house

Section 384 IPC

Section 308 BNS

Extortion

Section 392 IPC

Section 309 BNS

Robbery

Section 406 IPC

Section 316 BNS

Criminal breach of trust

Section 415 IPC

Section 318 BNS

Cheating

Section 420 IPC

Section 318 BNS

Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property

Section 498A IPC

Section 85 BNS

Cruelty by husband or relatives

Section 120B IPC

Section 61 BNS

Criminal conspiracy

Section 144 IPC

Section 141 BNS

Unlawful assembly

Section 147 IPC

Section 142 BNS

Rioting

Section 299 IPC

Section 100 BNS

Culpable homicide

Section 300 IPC

Section 101 BNS

Murder (definition)

Section 303 IPC

Section 100 BNS

Culpable homicide by causing death

Section 306 IPC

Section 108 BNS

Abetment of suicide

Section 354 IPC

Section 74 BNS

Assault on woman with intent to outrage modesty

Section 493 IPC

Section 82 BNS

Cohabitation caused by deceitfully induced belief

Section 494 IPC

Section 82 BNS

Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife

Section 495 IPC

Section 82 BNS

Same offence with concealment of former marriage

Section 498 IPC

Section 85 BNS

Enticing or taking away married woman

Showing 24 of 496 cross-reference entries. Full mapping available via the API.