Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 351 in BNS
Assault. Section 351 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Assault) corresponds to Section 130 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.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under IPC & Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, worth 8 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
Criminal intimidation is punishable under:
Answer & explanation
Section 351 BNS
BNS Section 351 corresponds to IPC Sections 503 and 506. It requires a threat of injury to person, reputation or property with intent to cause alarm or to compel an act the person is not legally bound to do.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 342 | Punishment for wrongful confinement | 127(2) |
| 349 | Force | 128 |
| 350 | Criminal force | 129 |
| 352 | Punishment for assault or criminal force otherwise than on grave provocation | 131 |
| 353 | Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of duty | 132 |
| 354 | Assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty | 74 |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII 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, no account needed.
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