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CHAPTER II GENERAL EXPLANATIONS

Section 50: “Section”

The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (repealed)

Repealed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024.

The word “section” denotes one of those portions of a Chapter of this Code which are distinguished by prefixed numeral figures.

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

50. “Section”.Not carried into the new law

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