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
- 101Murder.
- 102Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended.
- 103Punishment for murder.
- 104Punishment for murder by life-convict.
- 105Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.
- 106Causing death by negligence.
- 107Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind.
- 108Abetment of suicide.
- 109Attempt to murder.
- 110Attempt to commit culpable homicide.
- 111Organised crime.
- 112Petty organised crime.
- 113Terrorist act.
- 114Hurt.
- 115Voluntarily causing hurt.
- 116Grievous hurt.
- 117Voluntarily causing grievous hurt.
- 118Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means.
- 119Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act.
- 120Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession, or to compel restoration of property.
- 121Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty.
- 122Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt on provocation.
- 123Causing hurt by means of poison, etc., with intent to commit an offence.
- 124Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid, etc.
- 125Act endangering life or personal safety of others.
- 126Wrongful restraint.
- 127Wrongful confinement.
- 128Force.
- 129Criminal force.
- 130Assault.
- 131Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation.
- 132Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty.
- 133Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation.
- 134Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person.
- 135Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person.
- 136Assault or criminal force on grave provocation.
- 137Kidnapping.
- 138Abduction.
- 139Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging.
- 140Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom, etc.
- 141Importation of girl or boy from foreign country.
- 142Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person.
- 143Trafficking of person.
- 144Exploitation of a trafficked person.
- 145Habitual dealing in slaves.
- 146Unlawful compulsory labour.
- 147Waging, or attempting to wage war, or abetting waging of war, against Government of India.
- 148Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by section 147.
- 149Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against Government of India.
- 150Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war.
Source: India Code: The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Last reviewed 25 Oct 2026
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