IPC → BNS

IPC Section 376C in BNS

IPC Section 376C corresponds to BNS Section 68 under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionIndian Penal Code, 1860, Section 376C
New provision68
New ActBharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
MappingMapped

BNS Section 68 — Sexual intercourse by a person in authority

Drafting note. No change.

Whoever, being--- (a) in a position of authority or in a fiduciary relationship; or (b) a public servant; or (c) superintendent or manager of a jail, remand home or other place of custody established by or under any law for the time being in force, or a women's or children's institution; or (d) on the management of a hospital or being on the staff of a hospital, abuses such position or fiduciary relationship to induce or seduce any woman either in his custody or under his charge or present in the premises to have sexual intercourse with him, such sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence

Read the full text of BNS Section 68

Questions this page answers

What is IPC 376C in BNS?

IPC Section 376C is BNS Section 68 — Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.

Has the provision changed?

No change.

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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