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Indian Penal Code, 1860 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 204 IPC - Destruction of document or electronic Record to prevent its production as Evidence

Section 204 IPC is now Section 241 of the BNS - the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section
204 - Destruction of document or electronic Record to prevent its production as Evidence
New provision
Section 241 BNS

IPC → BNS: what changed

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Section 241 BNS Modified The upper limit is imprisonment from two years to three years, and the fine is defined as up to five thousand rupees.

Section 204 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with destruction of document or electronic Record to prevent its production as Evidence. Under the new law this is Section 241 of the BNS.

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