Section 20 IPC - "Court"

Section 20 IPC is now Section 2(5) of the BNS - the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.

IPC → BNS: what changed

This section	Change	Remarks
Section 2(5) BNS	Modified	Section 2(5) of BNS excludes the illustration and uses the word "Court" in place of the words "Court of Justice".

Section 20 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with "Court". Under the new law this is Section 2(5) of the BNS.

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