Punjabnewsline, Chandigarh:
You must have heard and seen a lot in Hindi films when the judge sahab used to say that in view of the statements and evidence of all the witnesses, the court has come to the conclusion that the accused is guilty under section 302 of Tajirat-e-Hind and is sentenced to life imprisonment. Tajirat-e-Hind would mean Indian Penal Code i.e. Indian Penal Code (IPC), but now from July 1, 2024, the criminal law is being changed. Now action will not be taken under IPC but cases will be registered under the Indian Justice Code (BNS).
According to the information, there are 511 sections in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and 358 sections have been included in the Indian Justice Code. The order of the sections will also be changed in the new law. In this, the section which will replace section 302 of murder from July 1 will now be called 103. Similarly, changes are also being made in the CrPC (Code of Criminal Procedure). It will now be called the Indian Civil Protection Code. According to the information, 484 sections were included in the CrPC and now 531 sections have been included under the new law. Along with this, the name of the Indian Evidence Act-1872 has also been changed. Now it will be called the Indian Evidence Act 2023. These will be the new sections
Crimes related to murder and suicide
IPC BNS
302 103(1)
304(B) 80(2)
306 108
307 109
304 105
308 110
Crimes related to fraud
IPC BNS
419 319(2)
420 318(4)
466 337
467 338
468 336(3)
471 340(2)
Crimes related to women
IPC BNS
354 74
354A 75
354B 76
354C 77
354D 78
509 79
These sections will be applied on crimes related to theft
IPC BNS
379 303(2)
411 317(2)
457 331(4)
380 305
Robbery related offences
IPC BNS
392 309(4)
393 309(5)
394 309(6)