Old law lookup
IPC Section 300
Murder (definition)
New section under BNS
BNS Section 101— Murder
Effective for any FIR, charge sheet, or filing on or after 1 July 2024. Matters that arose before that date continue under the IPC.
What the new section does
Defines when culpable homicide rises to the level of murder, setting out four alternative mental-state/knowledge tests. It also enumerates five exceptions (grave and sudden provocation, excess of private defence, public servant acting in good faith, sudden fight, and consent of the deceased) under which culpable homicide does not amount to murder.
For the full text of the new section, see the linked BNS page above. For the binding statutory text, refer to the India Code or the Gazette of India. This reference is informational, not legal advice.