03/07/2026
🚨 JUST LAUNCHED — Phase 1 | IPC ↔ BNS Section Finder | Free Interactive Legal Reference Tool
Dear CYBER COPS India Community,
This is something I have been working on for our community — and I am proud to share that it is now live.
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 — which governed Indian criminal law for 163 years — was repealed on 1 July 2024. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 is now in force. And here is the problem that nobody is talking about loudly enough:
❌ Every single section number has changed.
❌ Courts and registries are returning filings with wrong citations.
❌ Police officers are citing repealed provisions in FIRs.
❌ Citizens have no idea what the section in their charge sheet actually means.
❌ Even experienced lawyers are cross-checking manually — section by section.
So I built something to fix this. For free. For every Indian.
🔍 IPC ↔ BNS Section Finder
🔗 https://cybercops.in/ipc-bns-finder/
What this tool does — in plain language:
You type any section number or keyword. The tool instantly shows you:
✅ The old IPC section and what it covered
✅ The new BNS equivalent section
✅ The punishment range — minimum, maximum, fine amount
✅ Whether the offence is Non-Bailable (bail only from court) or Bailable (bail from police station)
✅ Whether police can arrest without a warrant (Cognizable) or need one (Non-Cognizable)
✅ Whether Community Service is available as an alternative punishment
✅ What changed, what is new, and what has been omitted
Three ways to search:
🔴 By IPC Section Number — type 302, 420, 498A, 376 — get the BNS equivalent instantly
🔵 By BNS Section Number — type 103, 318, 85, 64 — trace it back to the IPC
🟢 By Keyword — type "murder", "r**e", "dowry", "cheating", "forgery", "bail" — all matching provisions appear in one flat table
7 instant filters:
🔴 Non-Bailable | 🟢 Bailable | 🔵 Community Service Available | New in BNS | Changed | Omitted | All Sections
What is mapped:
📊 142 sections verified against the BNS 2023 bare act (Act 45 of 2023)
⚖️ General Exceptions fully mapped — private defence, insanity defence, consent, duress, necessity (IPC §§76–103 including the frequently searched §91)
🆕 10 new BNS provisions with no IPC equivalent — including mob lynching (§103(2)), organised crime (§111), and terrorism (§113)
🗑️ Omitted sections clearly marked — including §377 (Navtej Singh Johar, 2018) and §497 (Joseph Shine, 2018)
This is not a legal opinion.
It is a free public resource — because in a country of 1.4 billion people, access to clear legal information should not depend on who you can afford to call.
🔗 https://cybercops.in/ipc-bns-finder/
No login. No registration. No paywall. No ads. Works on mobile.
More upgrades are coming in future phases.
If this helps even one person understand their FIR, their charge sheet, or their case — the work was worth it.
Please share this post within the group and tag anyone who may benefit — law students, lawyers, police personnel, judicial aspirants, or anyone currently navigating the Indian legal system.
—
Neelabh Rai
Founder, CYBER COPS India
ASCL CCCI | ISO 27001:2022 LA | ISO 42001:2023 LI | Diploma in Indian Cyber Law (Govt. Law College Mumbai) | Fellow IETE
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