Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 364A in BNS
§ 364A IPC→§ 140(2) BNS
Kidnapping for ransom. Section 364A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Kidnapping for ransom) corresponds to Section 140(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 |
|---|---|---|
| 362 | Abduction | 138 |
| 363 | Punishment for kidnapping | 137(2) |
| 364 | Kidnapping or abducting in order to murder | 140(1) |
| 366 | Kidnapping or abducting a woman to compel her marriage | 87 |
| 366A | Procuration of minor girl | 96 |
| 366B | Importation of girl from foreign country | 141 |
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