IPC 305 vs BNS 107: Abetment of suicide of child or insane person
Section 305 of the Indian Penal Code is now section 107 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, in force from 1 July 2024. 84% of the old wording is kept; 9 words removed and 4 words added.
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IPC section 305Abetment of suicide of child or insane person
If any person under eighteen years of age, any insane person any delirious person any idiot, or any person in a state of intoxication, commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
BNS section 107Abetment of suicide of child or person of unsound mind
If any child, any person of unsound mind, any delirious person or any person in a state of intoxication, commits suicide, whoever abets the commission of such suicide, shall be punished with death or imprisonment for life, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
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