Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 321 in BNS
§ 321 IPC→§ 115(1) BNS
Voluntarily causing hurt. Section 321 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Voluntarily causing hurt) corresponds to Section 115(1) 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.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 318 | Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body | 94 |
| 319 | Hurt | 114 |
| 320 | Grievous hurt | 116 |
| 322 | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt | 117(1) |
| 323 | Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt | 115(2) |
| 324 | Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means | 118(1) |
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