Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 304B in BNS
Dowry death. Section 304B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Dowry death) corresponds to Section 80 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 IPC & Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, worth 8 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
Dowry death is punishable under:
Answer & explanation
Section 80 BNS
BNS Section 80 corresponds to IPC Section 304B. Where a woman dies of burns or bodily injury otherwise than under normal circumstances within seven years of marriage and it is shown she was subjected to cruelty in connection with a dowry demand, the death is a dowry death.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 303 | Punishment for murder by life-convict | 104 |
| 304 | Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder | 105 |
| 304A | Causing death by negligence | 106(1) |
| 305 | Abetment of suicide of child or insane person | 107 |
| 306 | Abetment of suicide | 108 |
| 307 | Attempt to murder | 109 |
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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