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Indian Penal Code, 1860

IPC Section 309 in BNS

§ 309 IPC§ 226 BNS

Attempt to commit suicide. Section 309 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Attempt to commit suicide) corresponds to Section 226 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Note: Recast: BNS 226 penalises attempting suicide to compel or restrain a public servant. General attempt to suicide is governed by the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017

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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