Indian Penal Code
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title:
Indian Penal Code
text:
The Indian Penal Code (IPC) was the official criminal code in the Republic of India, inherited from British India after independence, until it was repealed and replaced by Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in December 2023, which came into effect on 1 July 2024. It was a comprehensive code intended to cover all substantive aspects of criminal law. The code was drafted on the recommendations of the first Law Commission of India established in 1834 under the Charter Act of 1833 under the chairmanship
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Erstwhile Penal code of Republic of India
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_Penal_Code
date created:
2005-02-13T19:05:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T08:48:04Z
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