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Indian Penal Code, 1860 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 52A IPC - Harbour

Section 52A IPC is now Section 2(13) of the BNS - the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section
52A - Harbour
New provision
Section 2(13) BNS

IPC → BNS: what changed

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Section 2(13) BNS Modified Words "Except in section 157 and in section 130, in the case in which the harbour is given by the wife or husband of the person harboured, the word” ha ve been excluded.

Section 52A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with harbour. Under the new law this is Section 2(13) of the BNS.

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