What is Section 376 IPC under the new criminal law?

Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 is corresponds as Section 64 BNS of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — Punishment for rape.

All IPC → BNS mappings

New Criminal Laws — Section Mapping

Section 376 IPC → Section 64 BNS

Punishment for rape

Corresponds

Equivalence

Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 is corresponds as Section 64 BNS (Punishment for rape) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, effective 1 July 2024.

Old law

IPC

Indian Penal Code, 1860

New law (from 1 July 2024)

BNS

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Educational only — always verify against the bare Act text (India Code) before relying on any provision in a filing or opinion. Not legal advice.

More IPC → BNS sections

§REPEALED IPC→ §48 BNS
§1 IPC→ §1 BNS
§2 IPC→ §1 BNS
§3 IPC→ §1 BNS
§4 IPC→ §1 BNS
§5 IPC→ §1 BNS

View all IPC → BNS mappings

Research case law under the new laws

Find judgments citing Section 64 BNS, check whether old IPC/CrPC precedents still apply, and draft court-ready filings — all on LexPilot.

Try LexPilot free

Concordance drawn from the official India Code gazette notifications and verified against LexPilot's corpus of Indian judgments. This tool is for reference only and does not constitute legal advice.