Whoever does anything with the intention of causing wrongful gain to one person or wrongful loss to another person, is said to do that thing “dishonestly”.
CHAPTER II GENERAL EXPLANATIONS
Section 24: “Dishonestly”
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)
Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.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 correspondence table of the National Crime Records Bureau (Ministry of Home Affairs). Read both texts before relying on it. NCRB table
| 24. “Dishonestly”. | BNS 2(7) |
Questions on this section
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1. Under Section 66 of the Information Technology Act, 2000, any act referred to in Section 43 becomes a punishable offence when it is done: