Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 306 in BNS
Abetment of suicide. Section 306 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Abetment of suicide) corresponds to Section 108 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
Abetment of suicide is punishable under:
Answer & explanation
Section 108 BNS
BNS Section 108 corresponds to IPC Section 306, punishable with imprisonment up to ten years and fine. Instigation must be proximate and there must be a positive act to instigate.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 304A | Causing death by negligence | 106(1) |
| 304B | Dowry death | 80 |
| 305 | Abetment of suicide of child or insane person | 107 |
| 307 | Attempt to murder | 109 |
| 308 | Attempt to commit culpable homicide | 110 |
| 309 | Attempt to commit suicide | 226 |
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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