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Indian Penal Code, 1860

IPC Section 304A in BNS

§ 304A IPC§ 106(1) BNS

Causing death by negligence. Section 304A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Causing death by negligence) corresponds to Section 106(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Note: BNS 106(2) newly penalises a driver who causes death by rash driving and flees without reporting

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.

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Section 45 has AIBE 22 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.

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