Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 394 in BNS
Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery. Section 394 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Voluntarily causing hurt in committing robbery) corresponds to Section 309(6) 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
Attempt to commit suicide, so far as it relates to a person under mental stress:
Answer & explanation
Is not to be punished; § 226 BNS covers attempt with intent to compel a public servant
§ 115 of the Mental Healthcare Act 2017 presumes severe stress and bars punishment; § 226 BNS targets attempts made to compel a public servant.
Statement I: The BNS retains the offence of attempt to commit suicide in the same form as the IPC. Statement II: Section 226 BNS punishes an attempt made with intent to compel or restrain a public servant from discharging his duty. Which is correct?
Answer & explanation
Only Statement II is true
The BNS did not retain § 309 IPC as a general offence. § 226 is narrower, and the Mental Healthcare Act's presumption of severe stress operates alongside it.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 390 | Robbery | 309(1) |
| 392 | Punishment for robbery | 309(4) |
| 393 | Attempt to commit robbery | 309(5) |
| 391 | Dacoity | 310(1) |
| 395 | Punishment for dacoity | 310(2) |
| 396 | Dacoity with murder | 310(3) |
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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