Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · Section 2

BNS 2: earlier IPC 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52 and 52A

Section 2 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 replaces Sections 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52 and 52A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860. BNS 2 deals with definitions. It brings 33 old provisions together. 2(3) and 2(39) is new. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024.

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BNS 2 was IPC 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52 and 52A.

Definitions. · It brings 33 old provisions together. 2(3) and 2(39) is new.

Merged
Came from
80% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. II
s. 8
Gender
The pronoun “he” and its derivatives are used of any person, whether male or female.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. I
s. 2(10)of section 2
Definitions.
(10) "gender".---The pronoun "he" and its derivatives are used of any person, whether male, female or transgender.
Explanation.---"transgender" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (k) of section 2 of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights) Act, 2019 (40 of 2019);
Text from India Code
Related sectionsIPC 8 · GenderIPC 9 · NumberIPC 10 · “Man”. “Woman”IPC 11 · “Person”IPC 12 · “Public”IPC 17 · “Government”IPC 19 · “Judge”IPC 20 · “Court of Justice”IPC 21 · “Public servant”IPC 22 · “Movable property”IPC 23 · “Wrongful gain”IPC 24 · “Dishonestly”IPC 25 · “Fraudulently”IPC 26 · “Reason to believe”IPC 28 · “Counterfeit”IPC 29 · “Document”IPC 30 · “Valuable security”IPC 31 · “A will”IPC 33 · “Act”. “Omission”IPC 39 · “Voluntarily”IPC 40 · “Offence”IPC 41 · “Special law”IPC 42 · “Local law”IPC 43 · “Illegal”. “Legally bound to do”IPC 44 · “Injury”IPC 45 · “Life”IPC 46 · “Death”IPC 47 · “Animal”IPC 48 · “Vessel”IPC 49 · “Year”. “Month”IPC 51 · “Oath”IPC 52 · “Good faith”IPC 52A · “Harbour”
BNS 1 · Short title, commencement and application.BNS 3 · General explanations.

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