BNS §107
Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind
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305. Abetment of suicide of child or insane person.—If any person under eighteen years of age, any insane person, any delirious person, any idiot, or any person in a state of intoxication, commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with death or 1[imprisonment for life], or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
If any child, any person of unsound mind, any delirious person or any person in a state of intoxication, commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 305 (abetment of suicide of child, person of unsound mind, delirious person, or person in state of intoxication; death/life imprisonment/up to 10 years with fine) preserved character-identically as BNS 107.
Old position
IPC 305 is concerned with Abetment of suicide of child or insane person. Abetment of suicide of child or insane person
New position
BNS 107 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind. If any child, any person of unsound mind, any delirious person or any person in a state of intoxication, commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life, or imprisonment
IPC 305 (abetment of suicide of child, person of unsound mind, delirious person, or person in state of intoxication; death/life imprisonment/up to 10 years with fine) preserved character-identically as BNS 107.
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
IPC 305 (abetment of suicide of child, person of unsound mind, delirious person, or person in state of intoxication; death/life imprisonment/up to 10 years with fine) preserved character-identically as BNS 107.
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 305 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 107 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 107 (Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind). 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 §305 → BNS §107 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/bns/107.
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