IPC ↔ BNS Section Comparison
533 sections mapped from the Indian Penal Code (1860) to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (2023)
| IPC § | BNS § | Status | IPC Title | BNS Title | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPC 1 | BNS 1 | ● Modified | The Indian Penal Code, 1860 | The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 | → |
| IPC 2 | BNS 2 | ● Modified | Indian Penal Code, 1860 | Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 | → |
| IPC 3 | BNS 3 | ● Modified | Indian Penal Code, 1860 | Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 | → |
| IPC 4 | BNS 4 | ● Modified | Indian Penal Code, 1860 | Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 | → |
| IPC 5 | BNS 5 | ● Modified | Extra-territorial jurisdiction of IPC | Application of BNS to Extra-Territorial Offences | → |
| IPC 6 | BNS 6 | ● Modified | Application of IPC Definitions | Application of BNS Definitions | → |
| IPC 7 | BNS 7 | ● Modified | Definition of “Offence” | Meaning of “Offence” | → |
| IPC 8 | BNS 8 | ● Modified | Gender Pronouns in IPC | Gender-Neutral Language in BNS | → |
| IPC 9 | BNS 9 | ● Modified | Gender and Number Interpretation | Gender-Neutral Number Interpretation | → |
| IPC 10 | BNS 10 | ● Retained | Definition of “Man” and “Woman” | Definition of “Man” and “Woman” under BNS | → |
| IPC 11 | BNS 11 | ● Retained | Definition of “Person” | Definition of “Person” under BNS | → |
| IPC 12 | BNS 12 | ● Retained | Definition of “Public” | Definition of “Public” under BNS | → |
| IPC 13 | BNS 13 | ● Omitted | Definition of “Queen” | [No Provision] | → |
| IPC 14 | BNS 14 | ● Modified | Definition of “Servant of Government” | Definition of “Public Servant” under BNS | → |
| IPC 15 | BNS 15 | ● Retained | Definition of “Court of Justice” | Definition of “Court of Justice” under BNS | → |
| IPC 16 | BNS 16 | ● Retained | Definition of “Judge” | Definition of “Judge” under BNS | → |
| IPC 17 | BNS 17 | ● Retained | Definition of “Government” | Definition of “Government” under BNS | → |
| IPC 18 | BNS 18 | ● Retained | Definition of “India” | Definition of “India” under BNS | → |
| IPC 19 | BNS 19 | ● Modified | Definition of “Judge” (Extended Explanation) | Definition of “Judge” under BNS | → |
| IPC 20 | BNS 20 | ● Modified | Definition of “Court of Justice” (Extended) | Definition of “Court of Justice” under BNS | → |
| IPC 21 | BNS 21 | ● Modified | Definition of “Public Servant” | Definition of “Public Servant” (Updated) | → |
| IPC 22 | BNS 22 | ● Modified | Definition of “Movable Property” | Definition of “Movable Property” (Retained) | → |
| IPC 23 | BNS 23 | ● Modified | Definition of “Wrongful Gain” and “Wrongful Loss”… | Definition of “Wrongful Gain” and “Wrongful Loss”… | → |
| IPC 24 | BNS 24 | ● Modified | Definition of “Dishonestly” | Definition of “Dishonestly” (Retained) | → |