Old law lookup
IPC Section 302
Punishment for murder
New section under BNS
BNS Section 103— Punishment for 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
Prescribes punishment for murder. Sub-section (1) covers ordinary murder; sub-section (2) creates an aggravated category for mob/group murders (five or more persons acting in concert) motivated by identity-based grounds such as race, caste, community, sex, place of birth, language, or personal belief.
- Punishment
- Death or imprisonment for life, and fine (s.103(1)). For group/mob murder on identity grounds: death or imprisonment for life, and fine, for each member of the group (s.103(2)).
- Triable by
- Sessions Court
- Cognizable
- Yes
- Bailable
- No
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.