IPC 3 in BNS: Section 1(4)

Section 3 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 corresponds to Section 1(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. IPC 3 deals with punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India. BNS 1 brings it together with IPC 1, 2, 4 and 5. BNS 1(2) is new, with no IPC counterpart. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the IPC.

Indian Penal Code

IPC 3 is now BNS 1(4).

Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India · BNS 1 brings it together with IPC 1, 2, 4 and 5. BNS 1(2) is new, with no IPC counterpart.

Merged

93% of the old wording kept

Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. I

s. 3

Punishment of offences committed beyond, but which by law may be tried within, India

Any person liable, by any ⁷[Indian law], to be tried for an offence committed beyond ⁸[India] shall be dealt with according to the provisions of this Code for any act committed beyond ⁸[India] in the same manner as if such act had been committed within ⁵[India].

Text from the official India Code PDF

New · BNS 2023 · Ch. I

s. 1(4)of section 1

Short title, commencement and application.

(4) Any person liable, by any law for the time being in force in India, to be tried for an offence committed beyond India shall be dealt with according to the provisions of this Sanhita for any act committed beyond India in the same manner as if such act had been committed within India.

Text from India Code