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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

BNS Section 177: Failure to keep election accounts

IPC Section 171-I is covered by BNS Section 177.

  1. BNS 177IPC: 171-IChanged

    Failure to keep election accounts.

    Upper limit of fine is increased from five hundred to five 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.

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