Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Section 227

IPC 227 in BNS: Section 266

Section 227 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 corresponds to Section 266 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. IPC 227 deals with violation of condition of remission of punishment. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the IPC. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Indian Penal Code

IPC 227 is now BNS 266.

Violation of condition of remission of punishment

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XI
s. 227
Violation of condition of remission of punishment
Whoever, having accepted any conditional remission of punishment, knowingly violates any condition on which such remission was granted, shall be punished with the punishment to which he was originally sentenced, if he has already suffered no part of that punishment, and if he has suffered any part of that punishment, then with so much of that punishment as he has not already suffered.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. XIV
s. 266
Violation of condition of remission of punishment.
Whoever, having accepted any conditional remission of punishment, knowingly violates any condition on which such remission was granted, shall be punished with the punishment to which he was originally sentenced, if he has already suffered no part of that punishment, and if he has suffered any part of that punishment, then with so much of that punishment as he has not already suffered.
Text from India Code
Old classification · CrPC First Schedule, for IPC 227
CognizableCognizable
BailableBailable
PunishmentPunishment of original sentence, or if part of the punishment has been undergone, the residue.
Triable byThe Court by which the original offence was triable.
For an offence under the BNS, check the First Schedule of the BNSS.
Judgments on s. 227 IPCBNS 266 on India Code Source: NCRB section table
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