BNS Section 110 — Attempt to commit culpable homicide

Summary

Whoever performs any act with the intention or knowledge that, if that act caused death, the person would be guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, is punishable with imprisonment of either kind for up to three years, or with a fine, or with both. If the act actually causes hurt to any person, the punishment increases to imprisonment of either kind for up to seven years, or with a fine, or with both.

The illustration explains that if A, on grave and sudden provocation, fires a pistol at Z under circumstances where causing death would amount to culpable homicide not amounting to murder, then A has committed the offence defined in this section.

Official Text

Whoever does any act with such intention or knowledge and under such circumstances that, if he by that act caused death, he would be guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both; and, if hurt is caused to any person by such act, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both. Illustration A, on grave and sudden provocation, fires a pistol at Z, under such circumstances that if he thereby caused death, he would be guilty of culpable homicide not amounting to murder. A has committed the offence defined in this section.

Related Judgments

• SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1309 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.6 p.280 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.11 p.291 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1531 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2024) Vol.8 p.670 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
• SC (2025) Vol.2 p.80 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2025) Vol.9 p.283 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
• SC (2024) Vol.6 p.129 — Supreme Court of India (2024)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

• IPC §308 — Attempt to commit culpable homicide