IPC → BNS
IPC Section 323 is now BNS Section 115
Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt — BNS s.115(2). The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaced the Indian Penal Code with effect from 1 July 2024.
Repealed
IPC Section 323
Punishment for voluntarily causing hurt
Whoever, except in the case provided for by section 334, voluntarily causes hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.
Read the full IPC section →In force
BNS Section 115
Voluntarily causing hurt
(1) Whoever does any act with the intention of thereby causing hurt to any person, or with the knowledge that he is likely thereby to cause hurt to any person, and does thereby cause hurt to any person, is said “voluntarily to cause hurt”. (2) Whoever, except in the case provided for by sub-section (1) of section 122 voluntarily causes hurt, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine which may extend to ten thousand rupees, or with both.
Read the full BNS section →Common questions
Which BNS section replaced IPC 323?
BNS Section 115 — Voluntarily causing hurt. IPC 323 dealt with punishment for voluntarily causing hurt; the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita carries it forward under the new numbering.
Is IPC 323 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The IPC was repealed from 1 July 2024.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.