Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 168: Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman
IPC Section 140 is covered by BNS Section 168.
- BNS 168IPC: 140Changed
Wearing garb or carrying token used by soldier, sailor or airman.
“Military” is replaced by "Army." The upper limit of the fine has been increased from five hundred to two thousand rupees.
Source: Correspondence Table and Comparison Summary of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) to the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal — prepared by Anil Kishore Yadav, IPS, Director (PDF hosted on keralaprisons.gov.in). Check the bare act before relying on a section in court.
Related BNS sections
- BNS 205: Wearing garb or carrying token used by public servant with fraudulent intent · IPC 171
- BNS 166: Abetment of act of insubordination by soldier, sailor or airman · IPC 138
- BNS 163: Abetment of desertion of soldier, sailor or airman · IPC 135
- BNS 161: Abetment of assault by soldier, sailor or airman on his superior officer, when in execution of his office · IPC 133
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