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Indian Penal Code, 1860 Repealed w.e.f. 1 July 2024

Section 99 IPC - Act against which there is no right to Private defence Extent to which the right may be Exercised

Section 99 IPC is now Section 37 of the BNS - the BNS replaced the IPC on 1 July 2024.
Act
Indian Penal Code, 1860
Section
99 - Act against which there is no right to Private defence Extent to which the right may be Exercised
New provision
Section 37 BNS

IPC → BNS: what changed

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Section 37 BNS Modified The IPC section is reframed into two subsections, and the first paragraph is reframed as sub - section 1 with clauses (a), (b), and (c). T he second paragraph is reproduced as subsection (2) sans heading .

Section 99 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with act against which there is no right to Private defence Extent to which the right may be Exercised. Under the new law this is Section 37 of the BNS.

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