Know Your Law: IPC to BNS Section Mapping Tool for Every Indian
When the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, it did not just replace the Indian Penal Code — it renumbered every single provision in it.
NeelABH RAI
For anyone in India navigating the legal system today — whether as an accused, a complainant, a victim, a lawyer, or simply a concerned citizen trying to understand their rights — the sudden change from familiar IPC numbers to entirely new BNS numbers has been disorienting at best, and dangerous at worst.
This tool was built to fix that.
Instead of reading through a legal text or hunting across multiple pages, you can search in three ways:
(Option – 1) Type an IPC section number you already know and instantly see its BNS equivalent;
(Option – 2) Type a BNS section number and trace it back to its IPC origin; or
(Option – 3) Type any keyword — murder, dowry, cheating, rape, stalking, forgery, terrorism — and see every provision that matches, across both codes, in one flat table.
When the search boxes are left blank, all 160+ mapped sections are displayed in full, organised category by category, so you can browse the complete picture at your own pace.
This is not a legal opinion.
It is a free, verified reference — because in a country of 1.4 billion people,
access to clear legal information should not depend on who you can afford to call.
