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Jurisdiction Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS 2023) in force 1 July 2024, replacing the IPC — ALL sections below are BNS, never IPC. Offences committed before 1 July 2024 are still tried under the IPC. Direct India Code fetch returned HTTP 403 on 2026-10-19; every entry below is cross-checked across multiple India-Code-quoting reproductions + PIB where available. A direct India Code confirmation pass is still REQUIRED before any range is treated as verified — all India figures are shown as POSSIBLY correct, unconfirmed.

Offences by family

Against the person

Abetment of suicide

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 107–108

Possibly — unconfirmed

Acid attack

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 § 124

Possibly — unconfirmed

Assault (aggravated)

BNS ss. 116–118

Possibly — unconfirmed

Assault (simple)

BNS ss. 114–115

Possibly — unconfirmed

Caste atrocities (SC/ST Act)

Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 § 3

Possibly — unconfirmed

Causing death by negligence

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 § 106

Possibly — unconfirmed

Criminal intimidation

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 § 351

Possibly — unconfirmed

Defamation

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 § 356

Possibly — unconfirmed

Domestic violence (framework, NOT a single offence)

PWDVA 2005 + BNS ss. 85–86

Possibly — unconfirmed

Hate crime

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, ss. 103(2), 117(4), 196, 197, 298-302; Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989, s. 3(1)

Possibly — unconfirmed

Homicide — manslaughter (culpable homicide not amounting to murder)

BNS ss. 100 / 101 / 105

Possibly — unconfirmed

Homicide — murder

BNS ss. 101 / 103 / 104

Possibly — unconfirmed

Human trafficking

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 143–144

Possibly — unconfirmed

Kidnapping and abduction

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 137–142

Possibly — unconfirmed

Slavery and forced labour

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 145–146

Possibly — unconfirmed

Stalking

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 § 78

Possibly — unconfirmed

Unlawful abortion offences

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 88–92

Possibly — unconfirmed

Wrongful restraint and wrongful confinement

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 126–127

Possibly — unconfirmed

Sexual offences

Assault to outrage modesty / disrobe

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 74, 76

Possibly — unconfirmed

Insulting the modesty of a woman

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 § 79

Possibly — unconfirmed

Prostitution-related offences

Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, 1956 §§ 3–9

Verification pending

Sexual assault / rape

BNS ss. 63–71

Possibly — unconfirmed

Sexual harassment

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 § 75

Possibly — unconfirmed

Voyeurism

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 § 77

Possibly — unconfirmed

Property

Burglary (house-trespass / house-breaking)

BNS ss. 330–331

Possibly — unconfirmed

Criminal breach of trust and misappropriation

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 314–316

Possibly — unconfirmed

Criminal trespass and house-trespass

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 § 329

Possibly — unconfirmed

Dacoity

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 § 310

Possibly — unconfirmed

Extortion

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 § 308

Possibly — unconfirmed

Receiving stolen property

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 § 317

Possibly — unconfirmed

Robbery

BNS s. 309

Possibly — unconfirmed

Theft

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) s. 303

Possibly — unconfirmed

Vandalism (mischief)

BNS s. 324

Possibly — unconfirmed

Fraud & financial

Cheque dishonour

Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 § 138

Possibly — unconfirmed

Counterfeiting currency, coin and stamps

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 178–182

Possibly — unconfirmed

Counterfeiting property marks

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 345–348

Possibly — unconfirmed

Forgery

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 335–340

Possibly — unconfirmed

Fraud (cheating)

BNS s. 318

Possibly — unconfirmed

Intellectual property offences (copyright and trademark)

Possibly — unconfirmed

Money laundering

Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 § 4

Possibly — unconfirmed

Drugs

Drug possession

NDPS Act ss. 20 / 21 / 22 (prohibition s. 8(c))

Possibly — unconfirmed

Drug trafficking / sale

NDPS Act ss. 20 / 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 27A

Possibly — unconfirmed

Weapons

Explosives offences

Explosive Substances Act, 1908 §§ 3–5 (as substituted by Act 54 of 2001)

Possibly — unconfirmed

Weapons offences

Arms Act 1959 s. 25 (post-2019)

Possibly — unconfirmed

Public order

Obscenity

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 294–296

Possibly — unconfirmed

Religious offences

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 298–302

Possibly — unconfirmed

Unlawful assembly and rioting

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 189, 191

Possibly — unconfirmed

Against the state

Election offences

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 170–177

Possibly — unconfirmed

Offences against the State

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 147–153

Possibly — unconfirmed

Official secrets

Official Secrets Act, 1923 §§ 3, 5

Verification pending

Organized crime

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, ss. 111-112

Possibly — unconfirmed

Terrorism

Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 §§ 16–20

Possibly — unconfirmed

Traffic & transport

DUI / drink driving

Motor Vehicles Act 1988 s. 185 (2019 amendment, in force 1 Sept 2019)

Possibly — unconfirmed

Traffic and transport offences (excluding drink driving)

Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 §§ 177, 177A, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 189, 194, 194B, 194D, 194E, 196, 199A; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 125, 281

Possibly — unconfirmed

Cyber & digital

Cybercrime / hacking

IT Act 2000 (2008 amendment)

Possibly — unconfirmed

Environment & wildlife

Environmental offences

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 § 15

Possibly — unconfirmed

Wildlife offences

Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 § 51 (as amended 2022)

Possibly — unconfirmed

Immigration & borders

Immigration and passport offences

Foreigners Act, 1946 § 14; Passports Act, 1967 § 12

Possibly — unconfirmed

Corruption & justice

Contempt of court

Contempt of Courts Act, 1971 § 12

Possibly — unconfirmed

Corruption

Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 §§ 7, 7A, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15

Possibly — unconfirmed

Obstruction of justice — harbouring offenders

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 249–253

Possibly — unconfirmed

Offences by public servants (BNS)

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 § 198

Possibly — unconfirmed

Perjury and false evidence

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 227–238

Possibly — unconfirmed

Children & vulnerable people

Bonded labour

Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976 §§ 16–18

Verification pending

Child exploitation (BNS offences against children)

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 95–99

Possibly — unconfirmed

Child labour

Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 (as amended 2016) § 14

Verification pending

Child marriage

Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2006 §§ 9–11, 13

Possibly — unconfirmed

Child sexual offences (POCSO)

Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 §§ 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 15

Possibly — unconfirmed

Family & marriage

Dowry offences and dowry death

Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961 §§ 3, 4, 4A, 6; Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 § 80

Possibly — unconfirmed

Marriage offences (bigamy and related)

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 81–84

Possibly — unconfirmed

Public health & safety

Adulteration of food and drugs

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 §§ 274–278

Possibly — unconfirmed

State law

Penalties can differ below the central level. These pages show what the state’s own law sets — where a state sets no separate criminal penalty, the entry says so and links the central range instead of repeating it.

Not legal advice. Ranges only — never a prediction of any individual sentence. Last verified: 2026-10-19.