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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

BNS Section 2: Definitions

IPC Sections 33, 47, 28, 20, 46, 24, 29, 29A, 25, 8, 52, 17, 52A, 44, 43, 19, 45, 42, 10, 49, 22, 9, 51, 40, 11, 12, 21, 26, 41, 30, 48, 39, 31 and 23 are covered by BNS Section 2.

40 entries in the correspondence table: 26 changed, 12 no change, 2 new provision.

  1. BNS 2IPC: —New provision

    Definitions.

    In the IPC, definitions are not consolidated in a single section; instead, they are given in independent sections from Section 8 to Section 52A in Chapter II, “General Explanations”. These have been conveniently organised and consolidated in a single section, i.e., Section-2, in alphabetical order as sub sections with Arabic numerals to facilitate easier reference.

  2. BNS 2(1)IPC: 33Changed

    “act”.

    In the IPC, Section 33 addressed both "Act" and "Omission" collectively. However, in the BNS, "act" and "omission" are separately defined in sub-sections 2(1) and 2(25) respectively.

  3. BNS 2(2)IPC: 47No change

    "animal".

    No change.

  4. BNS 2(3)IPC: NewNew provision

    "child".

    Definition of 'child' in section 2(3) of BNS (child- any person below the age of eighteen years.) This is a new addition.

  5. BNS 2(4)IPC: 28No change

    "Counterfeit".

    No change.

  6. BNS 2(5)IPC: 20Changed

    "Court".

    Section 2(5) of BNS excludes the illustration and uses the word "Court" in place of the words "Court of Justice".

  7. BNS 2(6)IPC: 46No change

    "Death".

    No change.

  8. BNS 2(7)IPC: 24Changed

    "Dishonestly".

    Words “whoever does” and “is said to do that thing dishonestly” are excluded.

  9. BNS 2(8)IPC: 29 and 29AChanged

    "Document".

    Words “and includes electronic and digital record” are added. BNS Section 2(8) incorporates both the sections 29 and 29A of IPC and adds digital records.

  10. BNS 2(9)IPC: 25Changed

    Fraudulently.

    Phraseology changed but essence is same.

  11. BNS 2(10)IPC: 8Changed

    Gender.

    Word "transgender” is added apart from genders of "male" and "female".

  12. BNS 2(11)IPC: 52No change

    Good faith.

    No change.

  13. BNS 2(12)IPC: 17Changed

    Government.

    Words “Government of a State” are replaced by “State Government”.

  14. BNS 2(13)IPC: 52AChanged

    Harbour.

    Words "Except in section 157 and in section 130, in the case in which the harbour is given by the wife or husband of the person harboured, the word” have been excluded.

  15. BNS 2(14)IPC: 44Changed

    Injury.

    Word “denotes” is replaced with “means”.

  16. BNS 2(15)IPC: 43No change

    Illegal and legally bound to do.

    No change.

  17. BNS 2(16)IPC: 19Changed

    Judge.

    Simplified the definition of Judge, paragraphs are given numbers (i) and (ii). Out of four illustrations, only (b) is kept, while (a), (c), and (d) are excluded.

  18. BNS 2(17)IPC: 45Changed

    Life.

    Word “denotes” is replaced with “means”.

  19. BNS 2(18)IPC: 42No change

    Local law.

    No change.

  20. BNS 2(19)IPC: 10Changed

    Man.

    The word “denotes” is replaced with “means” Unlike in IPC Section 10, “man” and "woman" are bifurcated into two subsections, 2(19) and 2(35) in BNS.

  21. BNS 2(20)IPC: 49Changed

    Month and year.

    “British calendar” is replaced by “Gregorian calendar”.

  22. BNS 2(21)IPC: 22Changed

    Movable property.

    By removing word “corporeal” the scope is expanded.

  23. BNS 2(22)IPC: 9No change

    Number.

    No change.

  24. BNS 2(23)IPC: 51Changed

    Oath.

    'Court of Justice' is changed to 'Court'.

  25. BNS 2(24)IPC: 40Changed

    Offence.

    Word “denotes” is replaced by “means”.

  26. BNS 2(25)IPC: 33Changed

    Omission.

    Words “Act” and “Omission” are bifurcated into two subsections 2(1) and 2(25) respectively.

  27. BNS 2(26)IPC: 11No change

    Person.

    No change.

  28. BNS 2(27)IPC: 12No change

    Public.

    No change.

  29. BNS 2(28)IPC: 21Changed

    Public servant.

    “Military, Naval” are replaced by “Army, and Navy” respectively. “Juryman” is excluded.

  30. BNS 2(29)IPC: 26No change

    Reason to believe.

    No change.

  31. BNS 2(30)IPC: 41Changed

    Special law.

    The word ‘is' is replaced by 'means'.

  32. BNS 2(31)IPC: 30Changed

    Valuable security.

    Word “denotes” replaced by “means”.

  33. BNS 2(32)IPC: 48Changed

    Vessel.

    Word “denotes” replaced by “means”.

  34. BNS 2(33)IPC: 39No change

    Voluntarily.

    No change.

  35. BNS 2(34)IPC: 31Changed

    Will.

    "A will" is replaced by "Will".

  36. BNS 2(35)IPC: 10Changed

    Woman.

    The corresponding section of the IPC contains definitions of man and woman both whereas the BNS deals with them in separate provisions 2(19) and 2(35), respectively.

  37. BNS 2(36)IPC: 23 Clause-1Changed

    Wrongful gain.

    Word "is" is replaced by "means".

  38. BNS 2(37)IPC: 23 Clause-2Changed

    Wrongful loss.

    Word "is" is replaced by "means".

  39. BNS 2(38)IPC: 23 Clause-3No change

    Gaining wrongfully, losing wrongfully.

    No change.

  40. BNS 2(39)IPC: 29AChanged

    Words and expressions used but not defined.

    The scope of Section 29A IPC is broadened. For words and expressions used in BNS but not defined in BNS but defined in IT Act, 2000 and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), they shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act and Sanhita.

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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