Section/Sub-Section of BNS, 2023 

Terminology 

Section/Sub-Section of IPC,1860 

Description 

2 

Definitions 

Under IPC, no consolidation of definition was provided instead independent sections were given for the same. 

2(1) 

Act 

33 

Under IPC, the definition of act and omission were given together while in BNS both are given separately. 

2(2) 

Animal 

47 

Same as before 

2 (3) 

Child 

New 

It is defined as - any person below the age of eighteen years. 

2(4) 

Counterfeit 

28 

Same as before 

2 (5) 

Court 

20 

The only difference in the definition is BNS excludes the provision and uses “court” instead of “Court of Justice”. 

2(6) 

Death 

46 

Same as IPC 

2(7) 

Dishonestly 

24 

Words “whoever does” and “is said to do that thing dishonestly” are excluded under BNS. 

2(8) 

Document 

29 and 29A 

Words “and includes electronic and digital record” are added. BNS Section 2(8) incorporates both the sections 29 and 29A of IPC and adds digital records. 

2(9) 

Fraudulently 

25 

Phraseology changed but essence is same in both IPC and BNS. 

2(10) 

Gender 

8 

Word "transgender” is added apart from genders of "male" and "female" under BNS. 

2(11) 

Good faith 

52 

Same as before 

2 (12) 

Government 

17 

Words “Government of a State” are replaced by “State Government” under BNS. 

2 (13) 

Harbour 

52 

Same as before 

2 (14) 

Injury 

44 

Word “denotes” is replaced with “means” under BNS. 

2 (15) 

Illegal and legally bound to do 

43 

Same as before 

2 (16) 

Judge 

19 

Simplified the definition of Judge, paragraphs are given numbers (i) and (ii). Out of four illustrations, only (b) is kept, while (a), (c), and (d) are excluded under BNS. 

2 (17) 

Life 

45 

Word “denotes” is replaced with “means” under BNS. 

2 (18) 

Local Law 

42 

Same as before 

2 (19) 

Man 

10 

The word “denotes” is replaced with “means” Unlike in IPC Section 10, “man” and "woman" are bifurcated into two subsections, 2(19) and 2(35) in BNS. 

2 (20) 

Month and Year 

49 

“British calendar” is replaced by “Gregorian calendar” under BNS. 

2(21) 

Movable Property 

22 

By removing the word “corporeal” the scope is expanded under BNS. 

2(22) 

Number 

9 

Same as before 

2(23) 

Oath 

51 

'Court of Justice' is changed to 'Court' under BNS. 

2 (24) 

Offence 

40 

Word “denotes” is replaced by “means” under BNS. 

2(25) 

Omission 

33 

Under IPC the definition of act and omission were given together while in BNS both are given separately. 

2(26) 

Person  

11 

Same as before 

2 (27) 

Public 

12 

Same as before 

2 (28) 

Public servant 

21 

“Military, Naval” are replaced by “Army, and Navy” respectively. “Juryman” is excluded under BNS. 

2 (29) 

Reason to believe 

26 

Same as before 

2 (30) 

Special Law 

41 

The word ‘is' is replaced by 'means' under BNS. 

2(31) 

Valuable Security 

30 

Word “denotes” replaced by “means” under BNS 

2(32) 

Vessel 

48 

Word “denotes” replaced by “means” under BNS 

2(33) 

Voluntarily 

39 

Same as before 

2(34) 

Will 

31 

"A will" is replaced by "Will" under BNS. 

2(35) 

Woman 

10 

The corresponding section of the IPC contains definitions of man and woman both whereas the BNS deals with them in separate provisions 2(19) and 2(35), respectively. 

2(36) 

Wrongful gain 

23 (1) 

Word "is" is replaced by "means" under BNS. 

2(37) 

Wrongful loss 

23(2) 

Same as before 

2(38) 

Gaining wrongfully, Losing wrongfully 

23(3) 

Same as before 

2(39) 

Words and expressions used but not defined. 

29A 

The scope of Section 29A IPC is broadened. For words and expressions used in BNS but not defined in BNS but defined in IT Act, 2000 and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), they shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act and Sanhita