Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Section 132

BNS 132: earlier IPC 353

Section 132 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 353 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. BNS 132 deals with assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty. 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 132 was IPC 353.

Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XVI
s. 353
Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty
Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person being a public servant in the execution of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by such person to the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. VI
s. 132
Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty.
Whoever assaults or uses criminal force to any person being a public servant in the execution of his duty as such public servant, or with intent to prevent or deter that person from discharging his duty as such public servant, or in consequence of anything done or attempted to be done by such person in the lawful discharge of his duty as such public servant, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Text from India Code

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