Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter I: Introduction
Section 1: Title and extent of operation of the Code
The Indian Penal Code, 1860 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to offences and proceedings from before that date.
In plain words
This Act is called the Indian Penal Code and extends to the whole of India.
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Official text
This Act shall be called the Indian Penal Code, and shall [extend to the whole of India ***].
Corresponding sections were matched by comparing the wording of both official texts, and for the IPC and BNS, also against a published correspondence table. Wording, punishments and structure often changed, so read both sections before relying on the match.
Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here.