Indian Penal Code
IPC 49 is now BNS 2(20).
“Year”. “Month” · 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, 46, 47, 48, 51, 52 and 52A. BNS 2(3) and BNS 2(39) are new, with no IPC counterpart.
Merged
80% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. II
s. 49
“Year”. “Month”
Wherever the word “year” or the word “month” is used, it is to be understood that the year or the month is to be reckoned according to the British calendar.
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New · BNS 2023 · Ch. I
s. 2(20)of section 2
Definitions.
(20) "month" and "year".---Wherever the word "month" or the word "year" is used, it is to be understood that the month or the year is to be reckoned according to the Gregorian calendar;
Text from India Code