Section 8 IPC - Gender

Section 8 IPC is now Section 2(10) of the BNS - the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.

IPC → BNS: what changed

This section	Change	Remarks
Section 2(10) BNS	Modified	Word "transgender” is added apart from genders of "male" and "female".

Section 8 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with gender. Under the new law this is Section 2(10) of the BNS.

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