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Indian Penal Code, 1860 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 456 IPC - Punishment for lurking house-trespass Or house-breaking by night

Section 456 IPC is now Section 331(2) of the BNS - the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section
456 - Punishment for lurking house-trespass Or house-breaking by night
New provision
Section 331(2) BNS

IPC → BNS: what changed

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Section 331(2) BNS Modified IPC section is included as a sub - section in BNS sans heading. “by night' is replaced by after “sunset and before sunrise”.

Section 456 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with punishment for lurking house-trespass Or house-breaking by night. Under the new law this is Section 331(2) of the BNS.

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