Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 95 in BNS
§ 95 IPC→§ 33 BNS
Act causing slight harm. Section 95 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act causing slight harm) corresponds to Section 33 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent | 30 |
| 93 | Communication made in good faith | 31 |
| 94 | Act to which a person is compelled by threats | 32 |
| 96 | Things done in private defence | 34 |
| 97 | Right of private defence of the body and of property | 35 |
| 98 | Right of private defence against the act of a person of unsound mind | 36 |
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