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Indian Penal Code, 1860 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 261 IPC - Effacing, writing from substance Bearing Government stamp, removing From document a stamp used for it, With intent to cause loss to Government

Section 261 IPC is now Section 183 of the BNS - the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section
261 - Effacing, writing from substance Bearing Government stamp, removing From document a stamp used for it, With intent to cause loss to Government
New provision
Section 183 BNS

IPC → BNS: what changed

This sectionChangeRemarks
Section 183 BNS Renumbered, no change No change.

Section 261 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with effacing, writing from substance Bearing Government stamp, removing From document a stamp used for it, With intent to cause loss to Government. Under the new law this is Section 183 of the BNS.

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