Section 370 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with trafficking of person. Under the new law this is Section 143 of the BNS.
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Section 370 IPC - Trafficking of person
Section 370 IPC is now
Section 143 of the BNS
- the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
- Act
- Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Section
- 370 - Trafficking of person
- New provision
- Section 143 BNS
IPC → BNS: what changed
| This section | Change | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| Section 143 BNS | Modified | Word “minor” is replaced by “child”. |
About Section 143 BNS
Section 143 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) is the offence of trafficking of person . It is the direct successor of Section 370 of the Indian Penal Code , carried into the new code when the BNS came into force on 1 July 2024 with a single drafting change: the word "minor" is replaced by "child".
Read the full explainer of Section 143 BNS →
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