Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Section 502

IPC 502 in BNS: Section 356(4)

Section 502 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 corresponds to Section 356(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023. IPC 502 deals with sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter. BNS 356 brings it together with IPC 499, 500 and 501. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the IPC.

Indian Penal Code

IPC 502 is now BNS 356(4).

Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter · BNS 356 brings it together with IPC 499, 500 and 501.

Merged
Old wording kept in full
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. XXI
s. 502
Sale of printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter
Whoever sells or offers for sale any printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter, knowing that it contains such matter, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. XIX
s. 356(4)of section 356
Defamation.
(4) Whoever sells or offers for sale any printed or engraved substance containing defamatory matter, knowing that it contains such matter, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both.
Text from India Code
Also in BNS 356
Judgments on s. 502 IPCBNS 356 on India Code Source: NCRB section table
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