BNS Section 70: Gang rape

IPC Sections 376D and 376DB are covered by BNS Section 70.

2 entries in the correspondence table: 2 changed.

1. BNS 70(1)IPC: 376DChanged

   Gang rape.

   No Change except IPC section is included as subsection in BNS.

2. BNS 70(2)IPC: 376DBChanged

   Gang rape on women under the age of eighteen.

   In 376DB IPC, the age of the victim is 12 years, and punishment is the death penalty. In 70(2) BNS, the age of the victim is under 18 years, and punishment is the death penalty. Section is included as a sub-section in BNS, sans heading.

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.