BNS · Chapter XVII · §§ 303–334
Chapter XVII BNS — Of offences against property
32 sections, §§ 303–334 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, each with the IPC provision it replaced — 1 of them new, with no IPC counterpart.
Sections in this chapter
- § 326Mischief by injury, inundation, fire or explosive substance, etcwas IPC 430, 431, 432, 433, 434, 435 and 436
- § 331Punishment for house-trespass or house-breakingwas IPC 453, 456, 454, 457, 455, 458, 459 and 460
Mapping: NCRB corresponding-section table, Ministry of Home Affairs (retrieved 10 Sept 2026).
New in the BNS
These sections have no counterpart in the Indian Penal Code — offences or rules the BNS added.