Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 323 in BNS
§ 323 IPC→§ 115(2) BNS
Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt. Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) corresponds to Section 115(2) 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 320 | Grievous hurt | 116 |
| 321 | Voluntarily causing hurt | 115(1) |
| 322 | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt | 117(1) |
| 324 | Voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or means | 118(1) |
| 325 | Punishment for voluntarily causing grievous hurt | 117(2) |
| 326 | Voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means | 118(2) |
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