Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 153A in BNS
§ 153A IPC→§ 196 BNS
Promoting enmity between different groups. Section 153A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Promoting enmity between different groups) corresponds to Section 196 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 148 | Rioting armed with deadly weapon | 191(3) |
| 149 | Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object | 190 |
| 150 | Hiring persons to join unlawful assembly | 192 |
| 153B | Imputations prejudicial to national integration | 197 |
| 159 | Affray | 194(1) |
| 160 | Punishment for committing affray | 194(2) |
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