IPC § 304 · Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Repealed on 1 July 2024
Section 304 IPC — Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
Replaced from 1 July 2024 by BNS 105 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. Offences committed on or before 30 June 2024 are still charged under the IPC.
The law now: BNS 105 — Punishment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
Whoever commits culpable homicide not amounting to murder, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than five years but which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine, if the act by which the death is caused is done with the intention of causing death, or of causing such bodily injury as is likely to cause death; or with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years and with fine, if the act is done with the knowledge that it is likely to cause death, but without any intention to cause death, or to cause such bodily injury as is likely to cause death.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text. BNS 105 in full