Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 349 in BNS
§ 349 IPC→§ 128 BNS
Force. Section 349 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Force) corresponds to Section 128 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 340 | Wrongful confinement | 127(1) |
| 341 | Punishment for wrongful restraint | 126(2) |
| 342 | Punishment for wrongful confinement | 127(2) |
| 350 | Criminal force | 129 |
| 351 | Assault | 130 |
| 352 | Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation | 131 |
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