IPC → BNS
IPC Section 301 is now BNS Section 102
Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person intended. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaced the Indian Penal Code with effect from 1 July 2024.
Repealed
IPC Section 301
Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
If a person, by doing anything which he intends or knows to be likely to cause death, commits culpable homicide by causing the death of any person, whose death he neither intends nor knows himself to be likely to cause, the culpable homicide committed by the offender is of the description of which it would have been if he had caused the death of the person whose death he intended or knew himself to he likely to cause.
Read the full IPC section →In force
BNS Section 102
Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was
If a person, by doing anything which he intends or knows to be likely to cause death, commits culpable homicide by causing the death of any person, whose death he neither intends nor knows himself to be likely to cause, the culpable homicide committed by the offender is of the description of which it would have been if he had caused the death of the person whose death he intended or knew himself to be likely to cause.
Read the full BNS section →Common questions
Which BNS section replaced IPC 301?
BNS Section 102 — Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was. IPC 301 dealt with culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended; the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita carries it forward under the new numbering.
Is IPC 301 still valid?
The IPC was repealed from 1 July 2024. Offences committed before that date are still tried under the IPC; anything after falls under the BNS. Both matter for exams — questions are set on the old and the new numbering.
Mapping cross-checked against both section texts and editorially reviewable. Education, not legal advice — verify critical use against the official Gazette.