Indian Penal Code
IPC 43 is now BNS 2(15).
“Illegal”. “Legally bound to do” · BNS 2 brings it together with IPC 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52 and 52A. BNS 2(3) and BNS 2(39) are new, with no IPC counterpart.
Merged
98% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. II
s. 43
“Illegal”. “Legally bound to do”
The word “illegal” is applicable to everything which is an offence or which is prohibited by law, or which furnishes ground for a civil action; and a person is said to be “legally bound to do” whatever it is illegal in him to omit.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. I
s. 2(15)of section 2
Definitions.
(15) "illegal" and "legally bound to do".---The word "illegal" is applicable to everything which is an offence or which is prohibited by law, or which furnishes ground for a civil action; and a person is said to be "legally bound to do" whatever it is illegal in him to omit;
Text from India Code