IPC 236 in BNS: No Corresponding Section

What Happened to IPC 236?

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has no section in place of Section 236 IPC, and the official comparison of the two Codes lists it as deleted. Section 178 BNS, which punishes counterfeiting coin, makes no separate provision for abetment in India of counterfeiting done out of India. Section 47 BNS makes a person who, in India, abets an act done without and beyond India, which would be an offence if committed in India, an abettor under the Sanhita.

IPC 236 Is Repealed

Section 236 (Abetting in India the counterfeiting out of India of coin) of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 has been repealed and has no corresponding section in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.

Deleted. The BNS has no section in its place.

What IPC 236 Means for Pending Cases

For Section 236 IPC (now Section REPEALED BNS): the BNS has no section in its place. Abetment in India of an act done outside India is still abetment under Section 47 BNS where the act would be an offence if committed in India. An act done before the BNS came into force is still charged under Section 236 IPC.

FAQs: IPC 236

Does the BNS have a section like Section 236 IPC?▼

No. The official comparison of the BNS with the IPC lists Section 236 IPC as deleted, and no BNS section takes its place.

Which Code governs an act covered by Section 236 IPC and done before 1 July 2024?▼

The IPC. Section 358 BNS repeals the IPC but saves anything done or any liability incurred under it before that date.