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Indian Penal Code, 1860 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 53 IPC - Punishments

Section 53 IPC is now Section 4 of the BNS - the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section
53 - Punishments
New provision
Section 4 BNS

IPC → BNS: what changed

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Section 4 BNS Modified ‘ Community service' is added to punishments. The definition of community service is not given in BNS , but the explanation in Section 23 of the BNSS defines it as the "work which the court may order a convert to perform as a form of punishment that benefits the community, for which he shall not be entitled to any remuneration".

Section 53 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with punishments. Under the new law this is Section 4 of the BNS.

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