Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with punishment of abetment if act abetted Is committed in consequence and Where no express provision is made For its punishment. Under the new law this is Section 49 of the BNS.
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Section 109 IPC - Punishment of abetment if act abetted Is committed in consequence and Where no express provision is made For its punishment
Section 109 IPC is now
Section 49 of the BNS
- the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
- Act
- Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Section
- 109 - Punishment of abetment if act abetted Is committed in consequence and Where no express provision is made For its punishment
- New provision
- Section 49 BNS
IPC → BNS: what changed
| This section | Change | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Section 49 BNS | Renumbered, no change | No change. |
About Section 49 BNS
Section 49 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) is the general punishment provision for abetment : when the act abetted is actually committed because of the abetment, and the Sanhita prescribes no separate punishment for that abetment, the abettor is punished with the punishment provided for the offence itself . It is the direct successor of the heavily used Section 109 of the Indian Penal Code , carried into the new code on 1 July 2024 without change.
Read the full explainer of Section 49 BNS →
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