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
- 301Trespassing on burial places, etc.
- 302Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings of any person.
- 303Theft.
- 304Snatching.
- 305Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc.
- 306Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master.
- 307Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to committing of theft.
- 308Extortion.
- 309Robbery.
- 310Dacoity.
- 311Robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt.
- 312Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon.
- 313Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers, etc.
- 314Dishonest misappropriation of property.
- 315Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death.
- 316Criminal breach of trust.
- 317Stolen property.
- 318Cheating.
- 319Cheating by personation.
- 320Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors.
- 321Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors.
- 322Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration.
- 323Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property.
- 324Mischief.
- 325Mischief by killing or maiming animal.
- 326Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc.
- 327Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden.
- 328Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc.
- 329Criminal trespass and house-trespass.
- 330House-trespass and hous-ebreaking.
- 331Punishment for house-trespass or house-breaking.
- 332House-trespass in order to commit offence.
- 333House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint.
- 334Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property.
- 335Making a false document.
- 336Forgery.
- 337Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc.
- 338Forgery of valuable security, will, etc.
- 339Having possession of document described in section 337 or section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine.
- 340Forged document or electronic record and using it as genuine.
- 341Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery punishable under section 338.
- 342Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material.
- 343Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc., of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security.
- 344Falsification of accounts.
- 345Property mark.
- 346Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury.
- 347Counterfeiting a property mark.
- 348Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark.
- 349Selling goods marked with a counterfeit property mark.
- 350Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods.
Source: India Code: The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Last reviewed 25 Oct 2026
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