Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 288 in BNS
§ 288 IPC→§ 290 BNS
Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings. Section 288 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Negligent conduct with respect to pulling down or repairing buildings) corresponds to Section 290 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 285 | Negligent conduct with respect to fire or combustible matter | 287 |
| 286 | Negligent conduct with respect to explosive substance | 288 |
| 287 | Negligent conduct with respect to machinery | 289 |
| 289 | Negligent conduct with respect to animal | 291 |
| 292 | Sale of obscene books | 294 |
| 293 | Sale of obscene objects to young person | 295 |
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