Indian Penal Code
IPC 46 is now BNS 2(6).
“Death” · 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, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52 and 52A. BNS 2(3) and BNS 2(39) are new, with no IPC counterpart.
Merged
82% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. II
s. 46
“Death”
The word “death” denotes the death of a human being unless the contrary appears from the context.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. I
s. 2(6)of section 2
Definitions.
(6) "death" means the death of a human being unless the contrary appears from the context;
Text from India Code