What was BNS 160 in the IPC?

BNS 160: earlier IPC 132 · Abetment of mutiny

BNS 160: earlier IPC 132

Section 160 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 132 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. BNS 160 deals with abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof. 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 160 was IPC 132.

Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof.

Carried over

Old wording kept in full

Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. VII

s. 132

Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof

Whoever abets the committing of mutiny by an officer, soldier, ⁸[sailor or airman], in the Army, ⁹[Navy or Air Force] of the ¹⁰[Government of India], shall, if mutiny be committed in consequence of that abetment, be punished with death or with ¹¹[imprisonment for life], or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Text from the official India Code PDF

New · BNS 2023 · Ch. VIII

s. 160

Abetment of mutiny, if mutiny is committed in consequence thereof.

Whoever abets the committing of mutiny by an officer, soldier, sailor or airman, in the Army, Navy or Air Force of the Government of India, shall, if mutiny be committed in consequence of that abetment, be punished with death or with imprisonment for life, or imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Text from India Code