Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 196: Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony
IPC Section 153A is covered by BNS Section 196.
- BNS 196IPC: 153AChanged
Promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony.
The word “or through electronic communication” is added as one of the modes of spreading disharmony, etc.
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 298: Injuring or defiling place of worship with intent to insult the religion of any class · IPC 295
- BNS 18: Accident in doing a lawful act · IPC 80
- BNS 94: Concealment of birth by secret disposal of dead body · IPC 318
- BNS 299: Deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings of any class, by insulting its religion or religious beliefs · IPC 295A
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