Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 116 in BNS
Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment. Section 116 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Abetment of offence punishable with imprisonment) corresponds to Section 56 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.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under IPC & Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, worth 8 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
Grievous hurt is defined under:
Answer & explanation
Section 116 BNS
BNS Section 116 corresponds to IPC Section 320 and lists the eight kinds of hurt designated as grievous, including emasculation, permanent privation of sight or hearing, and fracture or dislocation of a bone or tooth.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 113 | Liability of abettor for an effect caused by the act abetted | 53 |
| 114 | Abettor present when offence is committed | 54 |
| 115 | Abetment of offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life | 55 |
| 117 | Abetting commission of offence by the public or by more than ten persons | 57 |
| 120A | Definition of criminal conspiracy | 61(1) |
| 120B | Punishment of criminal conspiracy | 61(2) |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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