BNS §102
Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
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301. Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended.—If a person, by doing anything which he intends or knows to be likely to cause death, commits culpable homicide by causing the death of any person, whose death he neither intends nor knows himself to be likely to cause, the culpable homicide committed by the offender is of the description of which it would have been if he had caused the death of the person whose death he intended or knew himself to he likely to cause.
If a person, by doing anything which he intends or knows to be likely to cause death, commits culpable homicide by causing the death of any person, whose death he neither intends nor knows himself to be likely to cause, the culpable homicide committed by the offender is of the description of which it would have been if he had caused the death of the person whose death he intended or knew himself to be likely to cause.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 301 (transferred-malice rule for culpable homicide) preserved character-identically as BNS 102.
Old position
IPC 301 is concerned with Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended. Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended
New position
BNS 102 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended. If a person, by doing anything which he intends or knows to be likely to cause death, commits culpable homicide by causing the death of any person, whose death he neither intends nor knows himself to be likely to cause, the culpable
BNS 102 (Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended) preserves the framework of IPC 301. BNS 102 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNS 102...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNS 102 (Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended) preserves the framework of IPC 301. BNS 102 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNS 102 text: If a person, by doing anything which he intends or knows to be likely to cause death, commits culpable homicide by causing the death of any person, whose death he neither intends nor knows himself to be likely to cause, the culpable homicide committed by the offender is of the description of which it would have been...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 301 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 102 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BNS 102 (Culpable homicide by causing death of person other than person whose death was intended). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, IPC §301 → BNS §102 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/bns/102.
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