Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 107 in BNS
§ 107 IPC→§ 45 BNS
Abetment of a thing. Section 107 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Abetment of a thing) corresponds to Section 45 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 104 | When such right extends to causing any harm other than death | 42 |
| 105 | Commencement and continuance of the right of private defence of property | 43 |
| 106 | Right of private defence against deadly assault when there is risk of harm to innocent person | 44 |
| 108 | Abettor | 46 |
| 108A | Abetment in India of offences outside India | 47 |
| 109 | Punishment of abetment if the act abetted is committed | 49 |
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