Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 301 in BNS
§ 301 IPC→§ 102 BNS
Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than intended. Section 301 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than intended) corresponds to Section 102 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 298 | Uttering words with deliberate intent to wound religious feelings | 302 |
| 299 | Culpable homicide | 100 |
| 300 | Murder | 101 |
| 302 | Punishment for murder | 103(1) |
| 303 | Punishment for murder by life-convict | 104 |
| 304 | Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder | 105 |
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