Indian Penal Code
IPC 52 is now BNS 2(11).
“Good faith” · 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, 49, 51 and 52A. BNS 2(3) and BNS 2(39) are new, with no IPC counterpart.
Merged
95% of the old wording kept
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. II
s. 52
“Good faith”
Nothing is said to be done or believed in “good faith” which is done or believed without due care and attention.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNS 2023 · Ch. I
s. 2(11)of section 2
Definitions.
(11) "good faith".---Nothing is said to be done or believed in "good faith" which is done or believed without due care and attention;
Text from India Code