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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 In force since 1 July 2024

Section 1(1) BNS - Short title, commencement and Application

Act
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
Section
1(1) - Short title, commencement and Application
Old provision
Section 1 IPC

Old law → Section 1(1) BNS

Corresponds toChangeRemarks
Section 1 IPC Modified This subject is covered by six subsections of Section 1 of BNS, corresponding to five separate sections of IPC, sans separate headings thereof. In IPC, the extent of code operation is also given, which is absent in BNS.

Section 1(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals with short title, commencement and Application. Under the old law this was Section 1 of the IPC.

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