Indian Penal Code
IPC 20 is now BNS 2(5).
“Court of Justice” · BNS 2 brings it together with IPC 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 19, 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. BNS 2(3) and BNS 2(39) are new, with no IPC counterpart.
Merged
57% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. II
s. 20
“Court of Justice”
The words “Court of Jutsice” denote a Judge who is empowered by law to act judicially alone, or a body of Judges which is empowered by law to act judicially as a body, when such Judge or body of Judges is acting judicially.
Illustration A Panchayat acting under 4Regulation VII, 1816, of the Madras Code, having power to try and determine suits, is a Court of Justice.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. I
s. 2(5)of section 2
Definitions.
(5) "Court" means a Judge who is empowered by law to act judicially alone, or a body of Judges which is empowered by law to act judicially as a body, when such Judge or body of Judges is acting judicially;
Text from India Code