IPC → BNS

IPC Section 37 in BNS

IPC Section 37 corresponds to BNS Section 3(8) under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionIndian Penal Code, 1860, Section 37
New provision3(8)
New ActBharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
MappingMapped

BNS Section 3(8) — General explanations- Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence

Drafting note. Ditto.

(1) Throughout this Sanhita every definition of an offence, every penal provision, and every Illustration of every such definition or penal provision, shall be understood subject to the exceptions contained in the Chapter entitled General Exceptions, though those exceptions are not repeated in such definition, penal provision, or Illustration. Illustrations . (a) The sections in this Sanhita, which contain definitions of offences, do not express that a child under seven years of age cannot commit such offences; but the definitions are to be understood subject to the general exception which pro

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Questions this page answers

What is IPC 37 in BNS?

IPC Section 37 is BNS Section 3(8) — General explanations- Co-operation by doing one of several acts constituting an offence.

Has the provision changed?

Ditto.

Which law applies to an offence today?

Offences committed on or after 1 July 2024 are dealt with under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; earlier offences continue under the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

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