⚖️ IPC → BNS Guide for AIBE

Old criminal law questions from AIBE XIII–XVII mapped to new law equivalents (effective 1 July 2024). AIBE XXI will test the new laws.

IPC → BNS
Indian Penal Code → Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
CrPC → BNSS
Code of Criminal Procedure → Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
Evidence → BSA
Indian Evidence Act → Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam
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.