The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
India's substantive criminal law: it defines offences and their punishments. It replaced the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for offences committed on or after 1 July 2024.
In force · In force from 1 Jul 2024 · 358 sections
Replaces the The Indian Penal Code, 1860. Old vs new comparison
358 sections
- 51Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done.
- 52Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done.
- 53Liability of abettor for an effect caused by act abetted different from that intended by abettor.
- 54Abettor present when offence is committed.
- 55Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
- 56Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment.
- 57Abetting commission of offence by public or by more than ten persons.
- 58Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life.
- 59Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent.
- 60Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment.
- 61Criminal conspiracy.
- 62Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment.
- 63Rape.
- 64Punishment for rape.
- 65Punishment for rape in certain cases.
- 66Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim.
- 67Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation.
- 68Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.
- 69Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means, etc.
- 70Gang rape.
- 71Punishment for repeat offenders.
- 72Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences, etc.
- 73Printing or publishing any matter relating to Court proceedings without permission.
- 74Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty.
- 75Sexual harassment.
- 76Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to disrobe.
- 77Voyeurism.
- 78Stalking.
- 79Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of a woman.
- 80Dowry death.
- 81Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage.
- 82Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife.
- 83Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage.
- 84Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married woman.
- 85Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty.
- 86Cruelty defined.
- 87Kidnapping, abducting or inducing woman to compel her marriage, etc.
- 88Causing miscarriage.
- 89Causing miscarriage without woman's consent.
- 90Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage.
- 91Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause to die after birth.
- 92Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide.
- 93Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years of age, by parent or person having care of it.
- 94Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body.
- 95Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence.
- 96Procuration of child.
- 97Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years of age with intent to steal from its person.
- 98Selling child for purposes of prostitution, etc.
- 99Buying child for purposes of prostitution, etc.
- 100Culpable homicide.
Source: India Code: The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Last reviewed 25 Oct 2026
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