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Indian Penal Code, 1860 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 137 IPC - Deserter concealed on board, of Master merchant vessel through Negligence

Section 137 IPC is now Section 165 of the BNS - the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section
137 - Deserter concealed on board, of Master merchant vessel through Negligence
New provision
Section 165 BNS

IPC → BNS: what changed

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Section 165 BNS Modified Upper limit of fine is increased from five hundred to three thousand rupees.

Section 137 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with deserter concealed on board, of Master merchant vessel through Negligence. Under the new law this is Section 165 of the BNS.

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