Vakilpedia Blog · Updated 4 October 2026

IPC to BNS Chart: 31 Most-Used Sections With Bail Status

These are the sections that appear most often in FIRs and bail applications, mapped from the Indian Penal Code to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Tap a BNS number for the full text, punishment and classification.

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The chart

IPCBNSOffenceCognizableBailable
343(5)Common intention——
120B61(2)Criminal conspiracyAs the object offenceAs the object offence
147191(2)RiotingCognizableBailable
148191(3)Rioting, armed with deadly weaponCognizableBailable
149190Unlawful assembly — common objectAs the offenceAs the offence
279281Rash driving on a public wayCognizableBailable
294296Obscene acts and songsCognizableBailable
302103(1)MurderCognizableNon-bailable
304105Culpable homicide not amounting to murderCognizableNon-bailable
304A106(1)Death by negligenceCognizableBailable
304B80Dowry deathCognizableNon-bailable
306108Abetment of suicideCognizableNon-bailable
307109Attempt to murderCognizableNon-bailable
323115(2)Voluntarily causing hurtNon-cognizableBailable
324118(1)Hurt by dangerous weapons or meansCognizableNon-bailable
325117(2)Voluntarily causing grievous hurtCognizableBailable
326118(2)Grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or meansCognizableNon-bailable
341126(2)Wrongful restraintCognizableBailable
35474Assault to outrage modesty of a womanCognizableNon-bailable
363137(2)KidnappingCognizableBailable
379303(2)TheftCognizableNon-bailable*
380305Theft in a dwelling house, vehicle or place of worshipCognizableNon-bailable
406316(2)Criminal breach of trustCognizableNon-bailable
411317(2)Dishonestly receiving stolen propertyCognizableNon-bailable
420318(4)Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of propertyCognizableNon-bailable
447329(3)Criminal trespassCognizableBailable
448329(4)House-trespassCognizableBailable
498A85Cruelty by husband or relativesCognizable (on information by the aggrieved woman or relatives)Non-bailable
504352Intentional insult to provoke breach of peaceNon-cognizableBailable
506351(2)/(3)Criminal intimidationNon-cognizableBailable
50979Insulting the modesty of a womanCognizableBailable

Classification from the First Schedule to the BNSS, 2023. *For theft of property worth less than ₹5,000 by a first offender who returns it, BNS 303(2) provides community service, and the Schedule lists that case as non-cognizable and bailable.

Three numbers that trip people up

  • BNS 302 is not murder — it is uttering words to wound religious feelings. Murder is BNS 103.
  • BNS 316 is criminal breach of trust, not cheating. Cheating is BNS 318. See BNS section for cheating.
  • The BNS has only 358 sections, so there is no BNS 376 — rape (old IPC 376) is BNS 64.

Any other section

The IPC to BNS converter covers every IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act section, and the BNS section list goes the other way — from a BNS number back to the old IPC.

Frequently asked questions

What is IPC 307 in BNS?

BNS 109 — attempt to murder. Cognizable, non-bailable, triable by the Court of Session.

What is 498A in BNS?

BNS 85 (cruelty by husband or his relatives), with the definition of cruelty in BNS 86. Punishment up to 3 years and fine; non-bailable.

What is 506 IPC in BNS?

BNS 351 — criminal intimidation. 351(2) is the general offence; 351(3) covers threats to cause death or grievous hurt.

This article explains the law in general terms and is not legal advice for any particular case. Section numbers and text are taken from the bare acts; check the current text before you file.

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