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Indian Penal Code, 1860 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 304 IPC - Punishment for culpable homicide not Amounting to murder

Section 304 IPC is now Section 105 of the BNS - the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section
304 - Punishment for culpable homicide not Amounting to murder
New provision
Section 105 BNS

IPC → BNS: what changed

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Section 105 BNS Modified Minimum imprisonment for five years is added and fine is made mandatory.

Section 304 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with punishment for culpable homicide not Amounting to murder. Under the new law this is Section 105 of the BNS.

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