Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Section 61

IPC 61: repealed before 2023

Section 61 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 was repealed before 2023, so it has no counterpart in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. IPC 61 deals with sentence of forfeiture of property. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024, replacing the IPC. Its full text is set out below.

Indian Penal Code

IPC 61 was repealed before 2023.

Sentence of forfeiture of property · It has no counterpart in the BNS.

Repealed earlier
Old · IPC 1860 · Ch. III
s. 61
Sentence of forfeiture of property
Rep. by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1921 (16 of 1921), s. 4.
Text from the official India Code PDF
IPC 60 · Sentence may be (in certain cases of imprisonment) wholly or partly rigorous or simpleIPC 62 · Forfeiture of property, in respect of offenders punishable with death, transportation or imprisonment

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