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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

Section 2: Punishment of offences committed within India

The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)

Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.

Every person shall be liable to punishment under this Code and not otherwise for every act or omission contrary to the provisions thereof, of which he shall be guilty within 1[India] 2***.

Footnotes in the official text

  1. 1.The original words “the said territories” have successively been amended by the A.O. 1937, the A.O. 1948, the A.O. 1950 and Act 3 of 1951, s. 3 and the Sch., (w.e.f. 3-4-1951) to read as above.
  2. 2.The words and figures “on or after the said first day of May, 1861” rep. by Act 12 of 1891, s. 2 and the First Sch. (w.e.f. 21-3- 1891).

Now in the BNS

As given in the correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table

2. Punishment of offences committed within India.BNS 1(3)

Questions on this section

1 question in 4 of our papers cite Section 2. Try these from the free papers:

  1. 1. Match List I (provisions of the BNS) with List II (corresponding provisions of the IPC): List I A. Section 103 BNS B. Section 106(1) BNS C. Section 190 BNS D. Section 196 BNS List II 1. Section 304A IPC 2. Section 302 IPC 3. Section 153A IPC 4. Section 149 IPC

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