Section 323 IPC - Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt

Section 323 IPC is now Section 115 of the BNS - the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.

Act: Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section: 323 - Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
New provision: Section 115 BNS

IPC → BNS: what changed

This section	Change	Remarks
Section 115 BNS	Modified	Section is included as sub - section in BNS sans

About Section 115 BNS

Section 115 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) deals with voluntarily causing hurt—the everyday assault offence that covers slaps..., punches, beatings and scuffles that cause bodily pain or injury without amounting to grievous hurt. It brings together two old provisions: the definition in Section 321 IPC and the punishment in the widely cited Section 323 IPC .

Read the full explainer of Section 115 BNS →

Section 323 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with punishment for voluntarily causing hurt. Under the new law this is Section 115 of the BNS.

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