Comparative Table of Sections Between Indian Penal Code, 1860 And The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 UPTO SEC 85 OF IPC

 

 

Comparative Table of Sections Between

Indian Penal Code, 1860					The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
UPTO SEC 85 OF IPC
IPC     Sec#		Title of Section			BNS Sec.			Title of Section
1		Title and extent of operation of the Code			1			Short title, commencement and application
2		Punishment of offence committed within India			1(3)			Short title, commencement and application
3		Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India			1(4)			Short title, commencement and application
4		Extension of Code to extra-territorial offences			1(5)			Short title, commencement and application
5		Certain laws not to be affected by this Act			1(6)			Short title, commencement and application
6		Definitions in the Code to be understood subject to exceptions			1(6)			Short title, commencement and application
7		Sense of expression once explained			-			-
8		Gender			2(10)			“Gender”
9		Number			2(22)			“Number”
10		“Man”, “Woman”			2(19)			“Man”
11		“Person”			2(26)			“Person”
12		“Public”			2(27)			“Public”
13		Definition of “Queen” (Repealed)			-			-
14		“Servant of Government”			2(28)			“Public servant”
15		Definition of “British India” (Repealed)			-			-
16		Definition of “Government of India” (Repealed)			-			-
17		“Government”			2(12)			“Government”
18		“India”			-			-
19		“Judge”			2(16)			“Judge”
20		“Court of Justice”			2(5)			“Court”
21		“Public servant”			2(28)			“Public servant”
22		“Movable Property”			2(21)			“Movable Property”
23		“Wrongful gain”			2(36)			“Wrongful gain”
2(38)				“Gaining wrongfully”, Losing wrongfully”
24	“Dishonestly”			2(7)			“Dishonestly
25	“Fraudulently”			2(9)			“Fraudulently”
26	“Reason to believe”			2(29)			“Reason to believe”
27	Property in possession of wife, clerk or servant			3(3)			General explanation
28	“Counterfeit”			2(4)			“Counterfeit”
29	“Document”			2(8)			“Document”
29A	“Electronic record”			2(39)			Words and expression
30	“Valuable security”			2(31)			“Valuable security”
31	“A will”			2(34)			“Will”
32	Words referring to acts include illegal omissions			2(1)			“Act”
3(4)				General Explanations
33	“Act”, “Omission”			2(1)			“Act”
2(25)				“Omission”
34	Acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention			3(5)			General Explanations
35	When such an act is criminal by reason of its being done with a criminal knowledge or intention			3(6)			General Explanations
36	Effect caused partly by act and partly by omission			3(7)			General Explanations
37	Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence			3(8)			General Explanations
38	Perosns concerned in criminal act may be guilty of different offences			3(9)			General Explanations
39	“Vountarily”			2(33)			“Voluntarily”
40	“Offence”			2(24)			“Offence”
41	“Special Law”			2(30)			“Special Law”
42	“Local Law”			2(18)			“Local Law”
43	“Illegal”, “Legally bound to do”			2(15)			“Illegal” “legally bound to do”
44	“Injury”			2(14)			“Injury”
45	“Life”			2(17)			“Life”
46	“Death”			2(6)			“Death”
47	“Animal”			2(2)			“Animal”
48	“Vessel”			2(32)			“Vessel”
49	“Year”, “Month”			2(20)			“Month”/ “Year”
50	“Section”			-			-
51	“Oath”			2(23)			“Oath”
52	“Good faith”			2(11)			“Good faith”
52A	“Harbour”			2(13)			“Harbour”
53	“Punishments”			4			Punishments
53A	Construction of reference to transportation			-			-
54	Commutation of sentence of death			5			Commutation of sentence
55	Commutation of sentence of imprisonment for life			5			Commutation of sentence
55A	Definition of “appropriate Government”			Explanation			Commutation of sentence
56	Sentence of Europeans and Americans to penal servitude. Proviso as to sentence for term exceeding ten years but not for life (Repealed)			-			-
57	Fractions of terms of punishment			6			Fractions of terms of punishment
58	Offenders sentenced to transportation how dealt with until transported (Repealed)			-			-
59	Transportation instead of imprisonment (Repealed)			-			-
60	Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple			7			Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simple
61			Sentence of forfeiture of property (Repealed)			-
62			Forfeiture of property, in respect of offenders punishable with death, transportation or imprisonment (Repealed)			-
63	Amount of fine			8			Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc.
64	Sentence of imprisonment for non-payment of fine			8			Amount of fine, liability in default of payment of fine, etc.
75	Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction			13			Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction
76	Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law			14			Act done by a person bound, or by mistake of fact believing himself bound, by law
77	Act of Judge when acting judicially			15			Act of Judge when acting judicially
78	Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court			16			Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of Court
79	Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified by law			17			Act done by a person justified, or by mistake of fact believing himself justified by law
80	Accident in doing a lawful			18			Accident in doing a lawful
81	Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm			19			Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm
82	Act of a child under seven years of age			20			Act of a child under seven years of age
83	Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding			21			Act of a child above seven and under twelve of immature understanding
84	Act of a person of unsound mind			22			Act of a person of unsound mind
85	Act of a person incapable of judgment by reason of intoxication caused against his will			23			Act of a person incapable of judgment by