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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaced the Indian Penal Code, 1860 on 1 July 2024. It has 358 sections. Here is every one in order, with its subject and the IPC sections it covers.

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BNS Sections 1–50

  1. 1Short title, commencement and application · IPC 1, 2, 3, 4 …
  2. 2Definitions · IPC 33, 47, 28, 20 …
  3. 3General explanations · IPC 6, 7, 27, 32 …
  4. 4Punishments · IPC 53
  5. 5Commutation of sentence · IPC 54, 55, 55A
  6. 6Fractions of terms of punishment · IPC 57
  7. 7Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple · IPC 60
  8. 8Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc · IPC 63, 64, 65, 66 …
  9. 9Limit of punishment of offence made up of several offences · IPC 71
  10. 10Punishment of person guilty of one of several offences, the judgment stating that it is doubtful of which · IPC 72
  11. 11Solitary confinement · IPC 73
  12. 12Limit of solitary confinement · IPC 74
  13. 13Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction · IPC 75
  14. 14Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law · IPC 76
  15. 15Act of Judge when acting judicially · IPC 77
  16. 16Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court · IPC 78
  17. 17Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified, by law · IPC 79
  18. 18Accident in doing a lawful act · IPC 80
  19. 19Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm · IPC 81
  20. 20Act of a child under seven years of age · IPC 82
  21. 21Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding · IPC 83
  22. 22Act of a person of unsound mind · IPC 84
  23. 23Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will · IPC 85
  24. 24Offence requiring a particular intent or knowledge committed by one who is intoxicated · IPC 86
  25. 25Act not intended and not known to be likely to cause death or grievous hurt, done by consent · IPC 87
  26. 26Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for person's benefit · IPC 88
  27. 27Act done in good faith for benefit of child or person, by or by consent of guardian · IPC 89
  28. 28Consent known to be given under fear or misconception · IPC 90
  29. 29Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused · IPC 91
  30. 30Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent · IPC 92
  31. 31Communication made in good faith · IPC 93
  32. 32Act to which a person is compelled by threats · IPC 94
  33. 33Act causing slight harm · IPC 95
  34. 34Things done in private defence · IPC 96
  35. 35Right of private defence of body and of property · IPC 97
  36. 36Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind, etc · IPC 98
  37. 37Act against which there is no right to private defence Extent to which the right may be exercised · IPC 99
  38. 38When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death · IPC 100
  39. 39When such right extends to causing any harm other than death · IPC 101
  40. 40Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of the body · IPC 102
  41. 41When the right of private defence of property extends to causing death · IPC 103
  42. 42When such right extends to causing any harm other than death · IPC 104
  43. 43Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property · IPC 105
  44. 44Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person · IPC 106
  45. 45Abetment of a thing · IPC 107
  46. 46Abettor · IPC 108
  47. 47Abetment in India of offences outside India · IPC 108A
  48. 48Abetment outside India for offence in India · new
  49. 49Punishment of abetment if act abetted is committed in consequence and where no express provision is made for its punishment · IPC 109
  50. 50Punishment of abetment if person abetted does act with different intention from that of abettor · IPC 110

BNS Sections 51–100

  1. 51Liability of abettor when one act abetted and different act done · IPC 111
  2. 52Abettor when liable to cumulative punishment for act abetted and for act done · IPC 112
  3. 53Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted different from that intended by the abettor · IPC 113
  4. 54Abettor present when offence committed · IPC 114
  5. 55Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life · IPC 115
  6. 56Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment · IPC 116
  7. 57Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons · IPC 117
  8. 58Concealing design to commit offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life · IPC 118
  9. 59Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent · IPC 119
  10. 60Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment · IPC 120
  11. 61Criminal conspiracy definition · IPC 120A, 120B
  12. 62Punishment for attempting to commit offences punishable with imprisonment for life or other imprisonment · IPC 511
  13. 63Rape definition · IPC 375
  14. 64Punishment for rape · IPC 376
  15. 65Punishment for rape in certain cases-rape on a woman under sixteen years · IPC 376, 376AB
  16. 66Punishment for causing death or resulting in persistent vegetative state of victim · IPC 376A
  17. 67Sexual intercourse by husband upon his wife during separation · IPC 376B
  18. 68Sexual intercourse by a person in authority · IPC 376C
  19. 69Sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means etc · new
  20. 70Gang rape · IPC 376D, 376DB
  21. 71Punishment for repeat offenders · IPC 376E
  22. 72Disclosure of identity of victim of certain offences etc · IPC 228A
  23. 73Printing or publishing any matter relating to court proceedings without permission · IPC 228A
  24. 74Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty · IPC 354
  25. 75Sexual harassment · IPC 354A
  26. 76Assault or use of criminal force to woman with intent disrobe · IPC 354B
  27. 77Voyeurism · IPC 354C
  28. 78Stalking · IPC 354D
  29. 79Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman · IPC 509
  30. 80Dowry death · IPC 304B
  31. 81Cohabitation caused by man deceitfully inducing belief of lawful marriage · IPC 493
  32. 82Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife · IPC 494, 495
  33. 83Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage · IPC 496
  34. 84Enticing or taking away or detaining with criminal intent a married Woman · IPC 498
  35. 85Husband or relative of husband of a woman subjecting her to cruelty · IPC 498A
  36. 86Cruelty defined · IPC 498A
  37. 87Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder or for ransom, etc · IPC 366
  38. 88Causing miscarriage · IPC 312
  39. 89Causing miscarriage without woman’s consent · IPC 313
  40. 90Death caused by act done with intent to cause miscarriage · IPC 314
  41. 91Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth · IPC 315
  42. 92Causing death of quick unborn child by act amounting to culpable homicide · IPC 316
  43. 93Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it · IPC 317
  44. 94Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body · IPC 318
  45. 95Hiring, employing or engaging a child to commit an offence · new
  46. 96Procuration of child · IPC 366A
  47. 97Kidnapping or abducting child under ten years with intent to steal from its person · IPC 369
  48. 98Selling minor for purposes of prostitution, etc · IPC 372
  49. 99Buying minor for purposes of prostitution, etc · IPC 373
  50. 100Culpable homicide · IPC 299

BNS Sections 101–150

  1. 101Murder · IPC 300
  2. 102Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended · IPC 301
  3. 103Punishment for murder · IPC 302
  4. 104Punishment for murder by life-convict · IPC 303
  5. 105Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder · IPC 304
  6. 106Causing death by negligence · IPC 304A
  7. 107Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind · IPC 305
  8. 108Abetment of suicide · IPC 306
  9. 109Attempt to murder · IPC 307
  10. 110Attempt to commit culpable homicide · IPC 308
  11. 111Organized crime · new
  12. 112Petty organized crime · new
  13. 113Terrorist act · new
  14. 114Hurt · IPC 319
  15. 115Voluntarily causing hurt · IPC 321, 323
  16. 116Grievous hurt definition · IPC 320
  17. 117Voluntarily causing grievous hurt punishment · IPC 322, 325
  18. 118Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means · IPC 324, 326
  19. 119Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act · IPC 327, 329
  20. 120Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession or to compel restoration of property · IPC 330, 331
  21. 121Voluntarily causing hurt to deter public servant from his duty · IPC 332, 333
  22. 122Voluntarily causing provocation hurt on · IPC 334, 335
  23. 123Causing harm by means of poison etc with intent to commit an offence · IPC 328
  24. 124Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by use of acid etc · IPC 326A, 326B
  25. 125Act endangering life or personal safety of others · IPC 336, 337, 338
  26. 126Wrongful restraint · IPC 339, 341
  27. 127Wrongful confinement · IPC 340, 342, 343, 344 …
  28. 128Force · IPC 349
  29. 129Criminal force · IPC 350
  30. 130Assault · IPC 351
  31. 131Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation · IPC 352
  32. 132Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty · IPC 353
  33. 133Assault or criminal force with intent to dishonour person, otherwise than on grave provocation · IPC 355
  34. 134Assault or criminal force in attempt to commit theft of property carried by a person · IPC 356
  35. 135Assault or criminal force in attempt to wrongfully confine a person · IPC 357
  36. 136Assault or criminal force on grave provocation · IPC 358
  37. 137Kidnapping · IPC 359, 360, 361, 363
  38. 138Abduction · IPC 362
  39. 139Kidnapping or maiming a child for purposes of begging · IPC 363A
  40. 140Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder, etc · IPC 364, 364A, 365, 367
  41. 141Importation of girl or boy from foreign country · IPC 366B
  42. 142Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person · IPC 368
  43. 143Trafficking of person · IPC 370
  44. 144Exploitation of a trafficked person · IPC 370A
  45. 145Habitual dealing in slaves · IPC 371
  46. 146Unlawful compulsory labour · IPC 374
  47. 147Waging, or attempting to wage war. or abetting waging of war, against the Government of India · IPC 121
  48. 148Conspiracy to commit offences punishable by Section 147 · IPC 121A
  49. 149Collecting arms, etc., with intention of waging war against the Government of India · IPC 122
  50. 150Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war · IPC 123

BNS Sections 151–200

  1. 151Assaulting President, Governor, etc., with intent to compel or restrain the exercise of any lawful power · IPC 124
  2. 152Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India · new
  3. 153Waging war against Government of any Foreign State at peace with Government of India · IPC 125
  4. 154Committing depredation on territories of Foreign State at peace with Government of India · IPC 126
  5. 155Receiving property taken by war or depredation mentioned in Sections 153 and 154 · IPC 127
  6. 156Public servant voluntarily allowing prisoner of State or war to escape · IPC 128
  7. 157Public servant negligently suffering such prisoner to escape · IPC 129
  8. 158Aiding escape of, rescuing or harbouring such prisoner · IPC 130
  9. 159Abetting mutiny, attempting to seduce a soldier, sailor or airman from his duty · IPC 131
  10. 160Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof · IPC 132
  11. 161Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office · IPC 133
  12. 162Abetment of such assault, if the assault is committed · IPC 134
  13. 163Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman · IPC 135
  14. 164Harbouring deserter · IPC 136
  15. 165Deserter concealed on board, of master merchant vessel through negligence · IPC 137
  16. 166Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman · IPC 138
  17. 167Persons subject to certain Acts · IPC 139
  18. 168Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman · IPC 140
  19. 169Candidate, electoral right defined · IPC 171A
  20. 170Bribery · IPC 171B
  21. 171Undue influence at elections · IPC 171C
  22. 172Personation at elections · IPC 171D
  23. 173Punishment for bribery · IPC 171E
  24. 174Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election · IPC 171F
  25. 175False statement in connection with an election · IPC 171G
  26. 176Illegal payment in connection with an election · IPC 171H
  27. 177Failure to keep election accounts · IPC 171-I
  28. 178Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency- notes or bank-notes · IPC 230, 231, 232, 246 …
  29. 179Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes · IPC 237, 238, 239, 240 …
  30. 180Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes · IPC 242, 243, 252, 253 …
  31. 181Making or possessing instruments or materials for forging or counterfeiting coin, govt stamps, currency notes or bank notes · IPC 233, 234, 235, 256 …
  32. 182Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank-notes · IPC 489E
  33. 183Effacing, writing from substance bearing Government stamp, removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government · IPC 261
  34. 184Using Government stamp known to have been before used · IPC 262
  35. 185Erasure of mark denoting that stamp has been used · IPC 263
  36. 186Prohibition of fictitious stamps · IPC 263A
  37. 187Person employed in mint causing coin to be of different weight or composition from that fixed by law · IPC 244
  38. 188Unlawfully taking coining instrument from mint · IPC 245
  39. 189Unlawful assembly · IPC 141, 142, 145, 144 …
  40. 190Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object · IPC 149
  41. 191Rioting-Offence defined · IPC 146, 147, 148
  42. 192Wantonly giving provocation with intent to cause riot if rioting be committed if not committed · IPC 153
  43. 193Liability of owner, occupier, etc., of land on which an unlawful assembly or riot takes place · IPC 154, 155, 156
  44. 194Affray- defined · IPC 159, 160
  45. 195Assaulting or obstructing public servant when suppressing riot, etc · IPC 152
  46. 196Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony · IPC 153A
  47. 197Imputations, assertions prejudicial to national integration · IPC 153B
  48. 198Public servant disobeying law, with intent to cause injury to any person · IPC 166
  49. 199Public servant disobeying direction under law · IPC 166A
  50. 200Punishment for non-treatment of victim · IPC 166B

BNS Sections 201–250

  1. 201Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury · IPC 167
  2. 202Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade · IPC 168
  3. 203Public servant unlawfully buying or bidding for property · IPC 169
  4. 204Personating a public servant · IPC 170
  5. 205Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent · IPC 171
  6. 206Absconding to avoid service of summons or other proceeding · IPC 172
  7. 207Preventing service of summons or other proceeding, or preventing publication thereof · IPC 173
  8. 208Non-attendance in obedience to an order from public servant · IPC 174
  9. 209Non-appearance in response to a proclamation under section 84 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita,2023 · IPC 174A
  10. 210Omission to produce document or electronic record to public servant by person, legally bound to produce it · IPC 175
  11. 211Omission to give notice or information to public servant by person legally bound to give it · IPC 176
  12. 212Furnishing false information · IPC 177
  13. 213Refusing oath or affirmation when duly required by public servant to make it · IPC 178
  14. 214Refusing to answer public servant authorised to question · IPC 179
  15. 215Refusing to sign statement · IPC 180
  16. 216False statement on oath or affirmation to public servant or person authorised to administer an oath or affirmation · IPC 181
  17. 217False information, with intent to cause public servant to use his lawful power to the injury of another person · IPC 182
  18. 218Resistance to the taking of property by the lawful authority of a public servant · IPC 183
  19. 219Obstructing sale of property offered by authority of public servant for sale · IPC 184
  20. 220Illegal purchase or bid for property offered for sale by authority of public servant · IPC 185
  21. 221Obstructing public servant in discharge of public functions · IPC 186
  22. 222Omission to assist public servant when bound by law to give assistance · IPC 187
  23. 223Disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant · IPC 188
  24. 224Threat of injury to public servant · IPC 189
  25. 225Threat of injury to induce person to refrain from applying for protection · IPC 190
  26. 226Attempt to commit suicide to compel or restrain from applying or restrain of lawful power · new
  27. 227Giving false evidence · IPC 191
  28. 228Fabricating false evidence · IPC 192
  29. 229Punishment for false evidence · IPC 193
  30. 230Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence · IPC 194
  31. 231Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of offence punishable with imprisonment for life or imprisonment · IPC 195
  32. 232Threatening any person to give false evidence · IPC 195A
  33. 233Using evidence known to be false · IPC 196
  34. 234Issuing or signing false certificate · IPC 197
  35. 235Using as true a certificate known to be false · IPC 198
  36. 236False statement made in declaration which is by law receivable as evidence · IPC 199
  37. 237Using as true such declaration knowing it to be false · IPC 200
  38. 238Causing disappearance of evidence ,or giving false information to screen offender · IPC 201
  39. 239Intentional omission to give information of offence by person bound to inform · IPC 202
  40. 240Giving false information respecting an offence committed · IPC 203
  41. 241Destruction of document or electronic record to prevent its production as evidence · IPC 204
  42. 242False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution · IPC 205
  43. 243Fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution · IPC 206
  44. 244Fraudulent claim to property to prevent its seizure as forfeited or in execution · IPC 207
  45. 245Fraudulently suffering decree for sum not due · IPC 208
  46. 246Dishonestly making false claim in Court · IPC 209
  47. 247Fraudulently obtaining decree for sum not due · IPC 210
  48. 248False charge of offence made with intent to injure · IPC 211
  49. 249Harbouring offender · IPC 212
  50. 250Taking gift, etc., to screen an offender from punishment · IPC 213

BNS Sections 251–300

  1. 251Offering gift or restoration of property in consideration of screening offender · IPC 214
  2. 252Taking gift to help to recover stolen property, etc · IPC 215
  3. 253Harbouring offender who has escaped from custody or whose apprehension has been ordered · IPC 216
  4. 254Penalty for harbouring robbers or dacoits · IPC 216A
  5. 255Public servant disobeying direction of law with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture · IPC 217
  6. 256Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture · IPC 218
  7. 257Public servant in judicial proceeding corruptly making report, etc. contrary to law · IPC 219
  8. 258Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law · IPC 220
  9. 259Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend · IPC 221
  10. 260Intentional omission to apprehend on part of public servant bound to apprehend person under sentence or lawfully committed · IPC 222
  11. 261Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant · IPC 223
  12. 262Resistance or obstruction by a person to his lawful apprehension · IPC 224
  13. 263Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension of another person · IPC 225
  14. 264Omission to apprehend, or sufferance of escape, on part of public servant, in cases not otherwise provided for · IPC 225A
  15. 265Resistance or obstruction to lawful apprehension or escape or rescue in cases not otherwise provided for · IPC 225B
  16. 266Violation of condition of remission of punishment · IPC 227
  17. 267Intentional insult or interruption to public servant sitting in judicial proceeding · IPC 228
  18. 268Personation of assessor · IPC 229
  19. 269Failure by person released on bail or bond to appear in Court · IPC 229A
  20. 270Public nuisance · IPC 268
  21. 271Negligent act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life · IPC 269
  22. 272Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life · IPC 270
  23. 273Disobedience to quarantine rule · IPC 271
  24. 274Adulteration of food or drink intended for sale · IPC 272
  25. 275Sale of noxious food or drink · IPC 273
  26. 276Adulteration of drugs · IPC 274
  27. 277Sale of adulterated drugs · IPC 275
  28. 278Sale of drug as a different drug or preparation · IPC 276
  29. 279Fouling water of public spring or reservoir · IPC 277
  30. 280Making atmosphere noxious to health · IPC 278
  31. 281Rash driving or riding on a public way · IPC 279
  32. 282Rash navigation of vessel · IPC 280
  33. 283Exhibition of false light, mark or buoy · IPC 281
  34. 284Conveying person by water for hire in unsafe or overloaded vessel · IPC 282
  35. 285Danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation · IPC 283
  36. 286Negligent conduct with respect to poisonous substance · IPC 284
  37. 287Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter · IPC 285
  38. 288Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance · IPC 286
  39. 289Negligent conduct with respect to machinery · IPC 287
  40. 290Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down, repairing or constructing buildings, etc · IPC 288
  41. 291Negligent conduct with respect to animal · IPC 289
  42. 292Punishment for public nuisance in cases not otherwise provided for · IPC 290
  43. 293Continuance of nuisance after injunction to discontinue · IPC 291
  44. 294Sale, etc., of obscene books, etc · IPC 292
  45. 295Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young person · IPC 293
  46. 296Obscene acts and songs · IPC 294
  47. 297Keeping lottery office · IPC 294A
  48. 298Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class · IPC 295
  49. 299Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class, by insulting its religion or religious beliefs · IPC 295A
  50. 300Disturbing religious assembly · IPC 296

BNS Sections 301–350

  1. 301Trespassing on burial places, etc · IPC 297
  2. 302Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings of any person · IPC 298
  3. 303Theft · IPC 378, 379
  4. 304Snatching · new
  5. 305Theft in a dwelling house, or means of transportation or place of worship, etc · IPC 380
  6. 306Theft by clerk or servant of property in possession of master · IPC 381
  7. 307Theft after preparation made for causing death, hurt or restraint in order to committing of theft · IPC 382
  8. 308Extortion · IPC 383, 384, 385, 387 …
  9. 309Robbery- When theft is robbery When extortion is robbery · IPC 390, 392, 393, 394
  10. 310Dacoity definition · IPC 391, 395, 396, 399 …
  11. 311Robbery or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt · IPC 397
  12. 312Attempt to commit robbery or dacoity when armed with deadly weapon · IPC 398
  13. 313Punishment for belonging to gang of robbers, etc · IPC 401
  14. 314Dishonest misappropriation of property · IPC 403
  15. 315Dishonest misappropriation of property possessed by deceased person at the time of his death · IPC 404
  16. 316Criminal breach of trust · IPC 405, 406, 407, 408 …
  17. 317Stolen property · IPC 410, 411, 412, 413 …
  18. 318Cheating · IPC 415, 417, 418, 420
  19. 319Cheating by personation · IPC 416, 419
  20. 320Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property to prevent distribution among creditors · IPC 421
  21. 321Dishonestly or fraudulently preventing debt being available for creditors · IPC 422
  22. 322Dishonest or fraudulent execution of deed of transfer containing false statement of consideration · IPC 423
  23. 323Dishonest or fraudulent removal or concealment of property · IPC 424
  24. 324Mischief · IPC 425, 426, 427, 440
  25. 325Mischief by killing or maiming animal · IPC 428, 429
  26. 326Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etc · IPC 430, 431, 432, 433 …
  27. 327Mischief with intent to destroy or make unsafe a rail, aircraft, decked vessel or one of twenty tons burden · IPC 437, 438
  28. 328Punishment for intentionally running vessel aground or ashore with intent to commit theft, etc · IPC 439
  29. 329Criminal trespass and house- trespass · IPC 441, 442, 447, 448
  30. 330Lurking house trespass · IPC 443, 445
  31. 331Punishment for house- trespass or house-breaking · IPC 453, 456, 454, 457 …
  32. 332House-trespass in order to commit offence punishable with death · IPC 449, 450, 451
  33. 333House-trespass after preparation for hurt, assault or wrongful restraint · IPC 452
  34. 334Dishonestly breaking open receptacle containing property · IPC 461, 462
  35. 335Making a false document · IPC 464
  36. 336Forgery · IPC 463, 465, 468, 469
  37. 337Forgery of record of Court or of public register, etc · IPC 466
  38. 338Forgery of valuable security, will, etc · IPC 467
  39. 339Having possession of document described in Section 337 or Section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine · IPC 474
  40. 340Forged document or electronic record. and using it as genuine · IPC 470, 471
  41. 341Making or possessing counterfeit seal, etc., with intent to commit forgery, punishable under section 338 · IPC 472, 473
  42. 342Counterfeiting device or mark used for authenticating documents described in section 338, or possessing counterfeit marked material · IPC 475, 476
  43. 343Fraudulent cancellation, destruction, etc. of will, authority to adopt, or valuable security · IPC 477
  44. 344Falsification of accounts · IPC 477A
  45. 345Property mark · IPC 479, 481, 482
  46. 346Tampering with property mark with intent to cause injury · IPC 489
  47. 347Counterfeiting a property mark · IPC 483, 484
  48. 348Making or possession of any instrument for counterfeiting a property mark · IPC 485
  49. 349Selling goods marked with counterfeit property mark · IPC 486
  50. 350Making a false mark upon any receptacle containing goods · IPC 487, 488

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Source: Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) to the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal — prepared by Anil Kishore Yadav, IPS, Director (PDF hosted on keralaprisons.gov.in). Check the bare act before relying on a section in court.

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