Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Section 13

BNS 13: earlier IPC 75

Section 13 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 75 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. BNS 13 deals with enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

BNS 13 was IPC 75.

Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction.

Carried over
89% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. III
s. 75
Enhanced punishment for certain offences under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII after previous conviction
Whoever, having been convicted,—
(a) by a Court in 3[India], of an offence punishable under Chapter XII or Chapter XVII of this Code with imprisonment of either description for a term of three years or upwards, 4*** 5* * * * * shall be guilty of any offence punishable under either of those Chapters with like imprisonment for the like term, shall be subject for every such subsequent offence to 6[imprisonment for life], or to imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years.]
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. II
s. 13
Enhanced punishment for certain offences after previous conviction.
Whoever, having been convicted by a Court in India, of an offence punishable under Chapter X or Chapter XVII of this Sanhita with imprisonment of either description for a term of three years or upwards, shall be guilty of any offence punishable under either of those Chapters with like imprisonment for the like term, shall be subject for every such subsequent offence to imprisonment for life, or to imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years.
Text from India Code

The new section for any IPC, CrPC or Evidence Act provision, and the old one for any BNS, BNSS or BSA section, with a converter for whole charges. Free, no sign-up.

Section-wise charts: IPC to BNS chart · CrPC to BNSS chart · Evidence Act to BSA chart

Open the converter