Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
BNS Section 59: Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent
IPC Section 119 is covered by BNS Section 59.
- BNS 59IPC: 119No change
Public servant concealing design to commit offence which it is his duty to prevent.
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 150: Concealing with intent to facilitate design to wage war · IPC 123
- BNS 142: Wrongfully concealing or keeping in confinement, kidnapped or abducted person · IPC 368
- BNS 91: Act done with intent to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth · IPC 315
- BNS 19: Act likely to cause harm, but done without criminal intent, and to prevent other harm · IPC 81
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