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Indian Penal Code, 1860 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 347 IPC - Wrongful confinement to extort Property, or constrain to illegal act

Section 347 IPC is now Section 127(7) of the BNS - the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section
347 - Wrongful confinement to extort Property, or constrain to illegal act
New provision
Section 127(7) BNS

IPC → BNS: what changed

This sectionChangeRemarks
Section 127(7) BNS Renumbered, no change No Change except that IPC section is included as a sub - section in BNS.

Section 347 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with wrongful confinement to extort Property, or constrain to illegal act. Under the new law this is Section 127(7) of the BNS.

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