IPC 153AA in BNS: No Corresponding Section

What Happened to IPC 153AA?

Section 153AA IPC has no counterpart in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and is repealed. The provision was inserted into the Indian Penal Code by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005. When the Central Government brought that Act into force, it left out the clause inserting Section 153AA IPC, and that clause was never notified later. The official comparative layout between the Codes lists Section 153AA IPC as deleted. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita contains no provision corresponding to Section 153AA IPC.

IPC 153AA Is Repealed

Section 153AA (Punishment for knowingly carrying arms in any procession or organising, or holding or taking part in any mass drill or mass training with arms) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 has been repealed and has no corresponding section in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Repealed. Section 153AA IPC was inserted by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005 but was never brought into force by notification. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita contains no counterpart, and the official comparative layout lists the section as deleted.

What IPC 153AA Means for Pending Cases

For Section 153AA IPC (now Section REPEALED BNS): under the new criminal code, no counterpart to Section 153AA IPC has been enacted. Because Section 153AA IPC was never brought into force during the operation of the Indian Penal Code, it created no enforceable criminal liability, and no prosecution can be instituted under it for past or present acts.

FAQs: IPC 153AA

What changed regarding Section 153AA IPC under the BNS?▼

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita contains no counterpart to Section 153AA IPC. The official comparative layout lists Section 153AA IPC as deleted, and the provision was never brought into force under the Indian Penal Code.

Was Section 153AA IPC ever operational in India?▼

No. Section 153AA IPC was inserted by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005, but the relevant commencement provision was never notified, so the section never took legal effect.

Which Code governs an act covered by Section 153AA IPC and done before 1 July 2024?▼

The IPC applies to liabilities incurred while it was in force under Section 358 BNS, but because Section 153AA IPC never commenced, no liability was ever incurred under it.