Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 258: Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law
IPC Section 220 is covered by BNS Section 258.
- BNS 258IPC: 220No change
Commitment for trial or confinement by person having authority who knows that he is acting contrary to law.
No change.
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 15: Act of Judge when acting judicially · IPC 77
- BNS 339: Having possession of document described in Section 337 or Section 338, knowing it to be forged and intending to use it as genuine · IPC 474
- BNS 93: Exposure and abandonment of child under twelve years, by parent or person having care of it · IPC 317
- BNS 261: Escape from confinement or custody negligently suffered by public servant · IPC 223
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