IPC 120 vs BNS 60: Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment

Section 120 of the Indian Penal Code is now section 60 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, in force from 1 July 2024. 91% of the old wording is kept; 10 words removed and 4 words added.

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IPC section 120Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment

Whoever, intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby facilitate the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment, voluntarily conceals, by any act or illegal omission, the existence of a design to commit such offence, or makes any representation which he knows to be false respecting such design ~~if offence be committed; if offence be not committed.—shall,~~ if the offence be committed, be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to one-fourth; and if the offence be not committed, to ~~one-eight~~ of the longest term of such imprisonment, or with such fine as is provided for the offence, or with both.

BNS section 60Concealing design to commit offence punishable with imprisonment

Whoever, intending to facilitate or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby facilitate the commission of an offence punishable with imprisonment, voluntarily conceals, by any act or illegal omission, the existence of a design to commit such offence, or makes any representation which he knows to be false respecting such design shall,— (a) if the offence be committed, be punished with imprisonment of the description provided for the offence, for a term which may extend to one-fourth; and (b) if the offence be not committed, to one-eighth, of the longest term of such imprisonment, or with such fine as is provided for the offence, or with both.

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