Old criminal law questions from AIBE XIII–XVII mapped to new law equivalents (effective 1 July 2024). AIBE XXI will test the new laws.
| Paper | Subject | Old Law | New Law | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AIBE XVIII Q.35 | IPC & Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) | IPC S.4 | BNS S.2 | BNS S.2 retains similar extra-territorial provisions with expanded digital jurisdiction. |
| AIBE XVIII Q.36 | IPC & Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) | IPC S.53 | BNS S.4 | BNS S.4 prescribes 6 types including community service as a new addition. |
| AIBE XVIII Q.37 | IPC & Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) | IPC S.87 | BNS S.25 | BNS S.25 retains the same consent-based exception for acts done in good faith during sports/amusement. |
| AIBE XVIII Q.38 | IPC & Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) | IPC S.100 | BNS S.37 | BNS S.37 retains the same list with minor language updates. |
| AIBE XVIII Q.40 | IPC & Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) | IPC S.350 | BNS S.18 | BNS S.18 retains the same definition of criminal force. |
| AIBE XIX Q.11 | IPC & Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) | IPC S.350 | BNS S.18 | BNS S.18 substantially retains the IPC S.350 definition of criminal force with identical core elements. |
| AIBE XIX Q.12 | IPC & Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) | IPC S.489E | BNS S.182(1) | BNS S.182 consolidates currency-related offences previously scattered across IPC Sections 489A-489E. |
| AIBE XIX Q.13 | IPC & Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) | IPC S.103 | BNS S.37 | BNS S.37 retains the same list of offences from IPC S.103 where private defence of property may extend to causing death. |
| AIBE XIX Q.14 | IPC & Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) | IPC S.325 | BNS S.117 | BNS S.117 corresponds to IPC S.325; the definition of grievous hurt remains substantially the same under BNS. |
| AIBE XIX Q.15 | IPC & Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) | IPC S.304 | BNS S.105 | BNS S.105 corresponds to IPC S.304. The distinction between murder and culpable homicide not amounting to murder is preserved in the new code. |
| AIBE XIX Q.16 | IPC & Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) | IPC S.451 | BNS S.329 | BNS provisions on house-trespass correspond to IPC Sections 449-460 with similar classification of aggravated forms. |
| AIBE XIX Q.17 | IPC & Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) | IPC S.376AB, S.376DA | BNS S.65 | BNS S.65 consolidates the previously scattered POCSO-linked aggravated rape provisions from IPC into a single section with age-based tiers. |
| AIBE XVII Q.11 | IPC & Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) | IPC S.82-83 | BNS S.20-21 | BNS retains the same age thresholds: under 7 = absolute immunity, 7-12 = qualified immunity. |
| AIBE XVIII Q.43 | CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita | CrPC S.28 | BNSS S.23 | BNSS S.23 retains similar sentencing limits for different levels of criminal courts. |
| AIBE XVIII Q.44 | CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita | CrPC S.43 | BNSS S.40 | BNSS S.40 corresponds to CrPC S.43 on arrest by private persons. |
| AIBE XVIII Q.46 | CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita | CrPC S.164A | BNSS S.184 | BNSS S.184 corresponds to CrPC S.164A on medical examination of rape victims. |
| AIBE XIX Q.19 | CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita | CrPC S.41 | BNSS S.35 | BNSS S.35 expands on CrPC S.41 with more structured guidelines on when arrest is necessary, incorporating the D.K. Basu guidelines. |
| AIBE XIX Q.20 | CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita | CrPC S.154 (practice-based, not statutory) | BNSS S.173 | Zero FIR existed as an administrative practice under CrPC but has now received explicit statutory backing under BNSS S.173. |
| AIBE XIX Q.24 | CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita | CrPC 1973 (entire Act) | BNSS S.531 | Section 531 BNSS formally replaces the CrPC 1973. The BNSS came into effect on 1 July 2024. |
| AIBE XIX Q.28 | CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita | CrPC S.309 | BNSS S.346 | BNSS S.346 strengthens CrPC S.309 by adding stricter adjournment limitations and cost provisions that were absent in the old code. |
| AIBE XVIII Q.63 | Evidence Act & Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam | Evidence Act S.6 | BSA S.4 | BSA S.4 retains the res gestae principle from Evidence Act S.6. |
| AIBE XVIII Q.64 | Evidence Act & Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam | Evidence Act S.25 | BSA S.23 | BSA S.23 retains the bar on confessions to police officers. |
| AIBE XVIII Q.65 | Evidence Act & Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam | Evidence Act S.32 | BSA S.26 | BSA S.26 retains dying declaration provisions from Evidence Act S.32. |
| AIBE XVIII Q.66 | Evidence Act & Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam | Evidence Act S.61 | BSA S.57 | BSA S.57 retains the same provision with added recognition of electronic documents as primary evidence. |
| AIBE XVIII Q.67 | Evidence Act & Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam | Evidence Act S.143 | BSA S.146 | BSA S.146 consolidates Evidence Act S.141-143 on leading questions. |
| AIBE XIX Q.39 | Evidence Act & Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam | Evidence Act S.24 | BSA S.22 | BSA S.22 adds 'coercion' as a fourth ground for excluding confessions, expanding protections beyond the Evidence Act's three grounds of inducement, threat, and promise. |
| AIBE XIX Q.40 | Evidence Act & Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam | Evidence Act S.16 | BSA S.14 | BSA S.14 corresponds to Evidence Act S.16 with substantially the same content; section numbers have been reorganized. |
| AIBE XIX Q.42 | Evidence Act & Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam | Evidence Act S.62 | BSA S.57 | BSA explicitly includes electronic/digital records in the definition of primary evidence, updating the Evidence Act framework for the digital era. |
| AIBE XIX Q.43 | Evidence Act & Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam | Evidence Act S.123 | BSA S.165 | BSA S.165 retains the executive privilege from Evidence Act S.123 for President-Minister communications. |
| AIBE XIX Q.44 | Evidence Act & Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam | Evidence Act S.52 | BSA S.46 | BSA S.46 corresponds to Evidence Act S.52 with the same restrictive approach to character evidence in civil cases. |
| AIBE XIX Q.45 | Evidence Act & Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam | Evidence Act S.79 | BSA S.78(2) | BSA S.78(2) carries forward the presumption of regularity from Evidence Act S.79. |
| AIBE XIX Q.46 | Evidence Act & Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam | Evidence Act S.141-143 | BSA S.146 | BSA S.146 consolidates Evidence Act Sections 141-143 on leading questions into a single provision. |
| AIBE XIX Q.97 | Land Acquisition Act | Land Acquisition Act, 1894 | LARR Act, 2013 | The LARR Act 2013 replaced the colonial Land Acquisition Act 1894, adding consent requirements, fair compensation (up to 4x market value in rural areas), and mandatory rehabilitation provisions. |
| AIBE XIX Q.98 | Land Acquisition Act | Land Acquisition Act, 1894 | LARR Act, 2013 | The 1894 Act was one of the oldest surviving colonial statutes when replaced in 2013. |