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.
Practise it
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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