Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Section 177

BNS 177: earlier IPC 171I

Section 177 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 171I of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. BNS 177 deals with failure to keep election accounts. 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 177 was IPC 171I.

Failure to keep election accounts.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. IXA
s. 171I
Failure to keep election accounts
Whoever being required by any law for the time being in force or any rule having the force of law to keep accounts of expenses incurred at or in connection with an election fails to keep such accounts shall be punished with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.]
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. IX
s. 177
Failure to keep election accounts.
Whoever being required by any law for the time being in force or any rule having the force of law to keep accounts of expenses incurred at or in connection with an election fails to keep such accounts shall be punished with fine which may extend to five thousand rupees.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsIPC 171I · Failure to keep election accounts
BNS 176 · Illegal payments in connection with an election.BNS 178 · Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency-notes or bank-notes.

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