Indian Penal Code to Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita

IPC changes relevent to Forensic Medicine

1. Ipc / bns Source: TAXMANN’S NEW CRIMINAL MAJOR ACTS with comparative study of new criminal laws & old criminal laws; 2024

2. Sections related to Definitions BNS IPC LAW F/I 2(11) 52 Good Faith 2(14) 44 Injury 2(23) 51 Oath

3. Sections of punishments BNS IPC LAW F/I 4 53 PUNISHMENT TO OFFENDERS(death/ imprisionment of life/ RI/ simple imp./ Forfeiture of property/ Fine/ Community service) 6 57 Fractions of terms of punishments Life imp. To be reckoned as 20 yr

4. Sections related to general exceptions BNS IPC LAW F/I 14 76 Excusable Homicide 17 79 Justifiable Homicide 18 80 Accident in doing lawful act 19 81 Calculated Risk 20 82 Criminal Responsibility <7 yr 21 83 Criminal Responsibility 7-12 yr 22 84 Criminal Responsibility mentally ill

5. BNS IPC LAW F/I 23 85 Criminal act done under involuntary Intoxication 24 86 Criminal Act done under voluntary Intoxication 25 87 Lawful Act done under consent 26 88 Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person’s benefit 27 89 Consent of <12 yr or mentally ill 28 90 Legality of consent (consent known to be given under fear / misconception) 29 91 Legal termination of pregnancy with consent 30 92 Act done in good faith for benefit of person without consent

6. Setions of right of private defence BNS IPC LAW F/I 44 106 Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person

7. Sections of abetment, criminal conspiracy, &attempt BNS IPC LAW F/I 61(1) 120(A) Criminal Conspiracy Definition 61(2) 120(B) Criminal conspiracy punishment

8. Sections of offences against Women of sexual offences BNS IPC LAW F/I 63 375 Definition Of Rape 64(1) 376(1/2) Punishment of rape 64(1)- RI for 10 yr/ life+ fine 64(2)- RI for 10 yr+life 65(1) 376(3) Punishment for rape <16 yr RI 20 yr/ life+ fine 65(2) 376AB Punishment for rape< 12 yr RI 20 yr/ life+ fine / death 66 376A Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of rape victim RI 20 yr / life/ death 67 376B Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation Imp. For 2 yr upto 7yr+ fine 68 376C Person in authority in seducing/inducing a female in custody to have sex RI for 5-10 yr+ Fine 69 - Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means (false promises/ promise to marry) 10yr+ Fine

9. BNS IPC LAW F/I 70(1) 376D Punishment for gang rape RI 20 yr/ life+ Fine 70(2) - Gang Rape < 18 yr Life Imp./ capital punishment 71 376E Punishment for repeat offenders Imp. Life/ Death 72(1) 228A Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences 2yr+ Fine 7-3 228A(3) Printing or publishing any matter relating to court proceedings without permission 2yr+ Fine

10. Sections of criminal force or assault against women BNS IPC LAW F/I 74 354 Assault or use of criminal force to women with intent to outrage her modesty 1-5yr+ Fine 75 354A Sexual Harassment 3yr+Fine 76 354B Assault or use of criminal force to women with intent to disrobe 3-7yr+ Fine 77 354C Voyeurism 3-7yr+ Fine 78 354D Stalking- cause disappearance of evidence of offence and giving false information to screen offender 3yr+Fine 5yr+Fine 79 509 Word, gesture or act intended to insult modesty of women 3yr+Fine

11. Sections of offences relating to marriage BNS IPC LAW F/I 80(1) 304B Dowry Death definition 80(2) 304B Dowry death punishment 7yr-Life imprisionment 81 493 Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage 10yr+ Fine 82(1) 494 Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife 82(2) 495 Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife (punishment) 10yr+Fine 85 498A Husband or relative of husband of women subjecting her to cruelty 3yr+Fine

12. Sections of offences related to cause miscarriage BNS IPC LAW F/I 87 366 Kidnapping, abducting or inducing women to compel her marriage 10yr+Fine 88(1) 312 Causing miscarriage without quickening 3yr+Fine 88(2) 312 Causing miscarriage with consent 7yr+Fine 89 313 Cause miscarriage without female consent Imp. For life/ 10yr+ Fine 90(1) 314 Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage 10yr+Fine 91 315 Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause death after birth 10yr/ Fine/ Both 92 316 Cause death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide 10yr+Fine

13. Sections of offences against children BNS IPC LAW F/I 93 317 Exposure and abandonment of child <12 yr by person having case of it 7yr/ Fine/ Both 94 318 Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body 2yr/ Fine/ Both 95 New Hiring Employing or engaging a child to commit an offence 3-10yr+ Fine 97 369 Kidnapping or abducting child less than 10 yrs with intent to steal from its person 7yr+Fine

14. SECTIONS OF OFFENCES AFFECTING LIFE BNS IPC LAW F/I 100 299 Definition of culpable homicide 101 300 Definition of murder 102 301 Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended 103(1)(2) 302 Punishment of murder Death/ Imp. For life+Fine 104 303 Punishment for murder by person being under sentence of life imprisonment Death/ Imp for life 105 304 Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder Imp for life/ 5-10 yr

15. BNS IPC LAW F/I 106 304A Causing death by negligence 5yr+ Fine 2yr+Fine(by RMP) 107 305 Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind Death/Life/10yr+ Fine 108 306 Abetment of suicide 10yr+Fine 109 307 Attempt to murder 10yr+ Fine 110 308 Attempt to culpable homicide or suicide 3yr+ Fine

16. Sections of offences of hurt BNS IPC LAW F/I 114 319 Hurt 115(1) 321 Voluntary causing hurt 115(2)- 1yr/ fine/ Both 116 320 Grievous Hurt 117(1-4) 322,325 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt-punishment 117(2)- 7yr+fine 117(3)- RI 10yr/Life 117(4)- 7yr+fine 118(1) 324 Punishment for causing hurt with dangerous weapon or means 3yr/fine/both 118(2) 326 Punishment for causing Grievous hurt with dangerous weapon or means Life/1-10yr+fine 119(1) 327 Voluntarily causing hurt to extort ,property or to constrain to an illegal act 10yr+fine 119(2) 329 Voluntarily causing grievous hurt to extort ,property or to constrain to an illegal act Life/ 10yr+fine

17. BNS IPC LAW F/I 120(1) 330 Voluntarily causing hurt to extort ,confession or to compel restoration of property 7yr+fine 121(1) 332 Voluntarily causing hurt/ grievous hurt to deter public servant from his duty 5yr/fine/ both 123 328 Causing hurt by means of poison with intent to commit an offence 10yr+fine 124(1)(2) 326A, 326B Voluntarily causing Grievous hurt by use of acid etc…. 10yr/ life+fine 5-7yr+ fine 125A 336, 337 Causing hurt (Act endangering life or personal safety of others ) 6 month/ fine/ both 125B 338 Causing grievous hurt(Act endangering life or personal safety of others ) 3yr/fine/both

18. Sections of kidnapping abduction slavery BNS IPC LAW F/I 137 359-363 Kidnapping 137(2)- 7yr+fine 138 362 Abduction 139 363A Kidnapping or maiming a child for purpose of begging RI 10y/life+ Fine 20yr/ life+ Fine 140(1-3) 364A, 365 Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom or to confine wrongfully/ secretly life/ Ri 10yr+ Fine Death/ Imp. For life 7yr+ Fine 140(4) 367 Kidnaping or abducting for causing grievous hurt, slavery or unnatural sexual act 10yr+Fine 141 366B Importation of girl<21 yr from j&k or from foreign country for illicit intercourse 10yr+ Fine 142 368 Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnaped or abducted person

19. Sections of offences by or relating to public servant BNS IPC LAW F/I 199 166A Police officer failing to record FIR relating to rape, vitriolage , etc. RI for 6m-2yr+Fine 200 166B Punishment for non treatment of victim of rape/ vitriolage 1yr/ Fine/ Both

20. Sections of contempt of the lawful authority of public servants BNS IPC LAW F/I 206 172 Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceedings 1m/ Fine/ Both 207 173 Preventing services of summons or other proceedings or preventing publication thereof 1m/fine/ both 209 174 Non attendance in obedience to an order from public servant 3yr/ fine/ both/ community service 210 175 Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person legally bound to produce it 1m/ fine/both 211 176 Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it 1m/fine/both 213 178 Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it 6m/fine/both 214 179 Refusing to answer public servant authorized to question 6m/fine/both

21. Sections of FALSE EVIDENCE AND OFFENCES AGAINST PUBLIC JUSTICE BNS IPC LAW F/I 227 191 Giving false evidence( Definition of perjury) 228 192 Fabricating false evidence 229 193 Punishment for false evidence 7yr+10000 rs 234 197 Issuing or signing false certificate 7yr+10000 rs 235 198 Using False certificate 7yr+10000 rs 238 201 Causing disappearance of evidence of offence 7yr+fine 239 202 Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform 6m/fine/both

22. Sections OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH BNS IPC LAW F/I 271 269 Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life 6m/fine/both 272 270 Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life 2yr/fine/both

23. Sections of offences related to poison BNS IPC LAW F/I 274 272 Adultration of food/ drink 6M/fine/ both 275 273 Sale of noxious food or drink 6m/ fine/ both 276 274 Adultration of drug 1yr/ fine/ both 277 275 Sale of adultrated drugs 6m/ fine/ both 278 276 Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation 6m/ fine both

24. BNS IPC LAW F/I 279 277 Fouling water of public spring or reservoir 6m/ fine/ both 280 278 Making atmosphere noxious to health Fine 1000 re 286 284 Deals with negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance 6m/fine/ both 319(2) 419 Punishment for cheating by personation (applicable for quacks) 5y/fine/both