BNS Section 115: Voluntarily causing hurt
IPC Sections 321 and 323 are covered by BNS Section 115.
2 entries in the correspondence table: 2 changed.
- BNS 115(1)IPC: 321Changed
Voluntarily causing hurt.
No Change except IPC section is included as subsection in BNS.
- BNS 115(2)IPC: 323Changed
Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt.
Section is included as sub-section in BNS sans heading. Fine is increased (which may extend to ten thousand rupees).
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.
Related BNS sections
- BNS 117: Voluntarily causing grievous hurt punishment · IPC 322, 325
- BNS 118: Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means · IPC 324, 326
- BNS 119: Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort property, or to constrain to an illegal act · IPC 327, 329
- BNS 120: Voluntarily causing hurt or grievous hurt to extort confession or to compel restoration of property · IPC 330, 331
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