Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 297 in BNS
§ 297 IPC→§ 301 BNS
Trespassing on burial places. Section 297 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Trespassing on burial places) corresponds to Section 301 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 295 | Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult religion | 298 |
| 295A | Deliberate acts to outrage religious feelings | 299 |
| 296 | Disturbing religious assembly | 300 |
| 298 | Uttering words with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings | 302 |
| 299 | Culpable homicide | 100 |
| 300 | Murder | 101 |
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