BNS vs IPC — Full Comparison Table
The complete section-by-section mapping of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 against the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
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| new_releasesBNS 2023 | historyIPC 1860 | subjectSubject | infoDetails |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2(18) | 42 | Local law. | No change. |
| 18 | 80 | Accident in doing a lawful act. | No change. |
| 118 (1) | 324 | Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means. | IPC section is included as a sub-section in BNS.<br> Fine is increased which may extend to twenty thousand rupees and words “'grievous hurt” are added in heading. |
| 118 (2) | 326 | Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means. | IPC section is included as a sub-section in BNS sans heading. Mandatory minimum imprisonment for one year is added. |
| 180 | 242,<br> 243, 252, 253, 259, 489C | Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency- notes or bank-notes. | Six sections of IPC have been covered in this single section of BNS. Thus, in a single stroke, the number of sections and offences has been reduced by five. and 'not constitute an offence' is added. |
| 181 | 233 / 234 / 235 / 256 / 257 / 489D | Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, govt stamps, currency notes or bank notes. | Six sections of IPC have been covered in this single section of BNS. Thus, in a single stroke, the number of sections and offences has been reduced by five, and 'any coin, stamp issued by Government for the purpose of revenue' is added. |
| 182 | 489E | Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank- notes. | Upper limit of fine is increased from one hundred to three hundred rupees and two hundred to six hundred rupees. |
| 183 | 261 | Effacing, writing from substance bearing Government stamp, removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government. | No change. |
| 184 | 262 | Using Government stamp known to have been before used. | No change. |
| 185 | 263 | Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used. | No change. |
| 186 | 263A | Prohibition of fictitious stamps. | Words “'and also in any part of Her Majesty’s dominions” are excluded. |
| 187 | 244 | Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law. | No change. |
| 188 | 245 | Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint. | No change. |
| 189 (1) | 141 | Unlawful assembly. | First, second, third, fourth, fifth, have been replaced by (a),(b),( c), (d) and( e). |
| 189 (2) | 142 | Unlawful assembly- Being member of unlawful assembly. | Section is included as a sub-section in BNS sans heading. No other Changes. |
| 189 (3) | 145 | Unlawful assembly- Joining or continuing in unlawful assembly, knowing it has been commanded to disperse. | Ditto. |
| 189 (4) | 144 | Unlawful assembly- Joining unlawful assembly armed with deadly weapon.— | Ditto. |
| 189 (5) | 151 | Unlawful assembly- Knowingly joining or continuing in assembly of five or more persons after it has been commanded to disperse.— | Ditto. |
| 189 (6) | 150 | Unlawful assembly- Hiring, or conniving at hiring, of persons to join unlawful assembly. | Ditto. |
| 189 (7) | 157 | Unlawful assembly- Harbouring persons hired for an unlawful assembly. | Ditto. |