Whoever is a thug, shall be punished with 1[imprisonment for life], and shall also be liable to fine.
Footnotes in the official text
- 1.Subs. by Act 26 of 1955, s. 117 and the Sch., for “transportation for life” (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).
CHAPTER XVI OF OFFENCES AFFECTING THE HUMAN BODY · Of offences affecting life
Section 311: Punishment
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Now in the BNS
As given in the official comparison tables of the Bureau of Police Research and Development and the Allahabad High Court (the NCRB table has no row for it). Read both texts before relying on it.
| IPC 311 | Not carried into the new law |