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Indian Penal Code, 1860 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 293 IPC - Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young Person

Section 293 IPC is now Section 295 of the BNS - the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section
293 - Sale, etc., of obscene objects to young Person
New provision
Section 295 BNS

IPC → BNS: what changed

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Section 295 BNS Modified “person under the age of twenty years” is replaced by “child”, thereby curtailing the scope of this provision.

Section 293 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with sale, etc., of obscene objects to young Person. Under the new law this is Section 295 of the BNS.

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