Brown cover with text: "Annotated Comparison - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Indian Penal Code, 1860." Logos at the top; published by Project 39A.
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2024

Annotated Comparison: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (2023) and Indian Penal Code (1860)

Criminalisation & Punishment

To compare the (erstwhile) proposed Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023 (BNS) with the provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC).

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  • The First Section is a tabular comparison of sections in the BNS against the corresponding provisions in the IPC
  • The Second Section annotates the BNS and highlights text wherever:

(a) Text is borrowed from the IPC

(b) Changes are made to the text in the IPC

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