Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 304 in BNS
Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder. Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder) corresponds to Section 105 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 CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, IPC & Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, worth 18 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
Under the BNSS, videography of the process of search and seizure is:
Answer & explanation
Mandatory
The BNSS requires audio-video electronic recording of search and seizure, with the recording forwarded to the Magistrate without delay. This is a significant departure from the CrPC.
Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder is under:
Answer & explanation
Section 105 BNS
BNS Section 105 corresponds to IPC Section 304. The punishment differs depending on whether the act was done with intention to cause death or grievous hurt, or merely with knowledge that death was likely.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 301 | Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than intended | 102 |
| 302 | Punishment for murder | 103(1) |
| 303 | Punishment for murder by life-convict | 104 |
| 304A | Causing death by negligence | 106(1) |
| 304B | Dowry death | 80 |
| 305 | Abetment of suicide of child or insane person | 107 |
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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