Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 508 in BNS
Act caused by inducing a person to believe he will be rendered an object of divine displeasure. Section 508 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act caused by inducing a person to believe he will be rendered an object of divine displeasure) corresponds to Section 354 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 505 | Statements conducing to public mischief | 353 |
| 506 | Punishment for criminal intimidation | 351(2) |
| 507 | Criminal intimidation by an anonymous communication | 351(4) |
| 510 | Misconduct in public by a drunken person | 355 |
| 511 | Punishment for attempting to commit offences | 62 |
| 377 | Unnatural offences | omitted |
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