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