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  2. Indian Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    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was the official criminal code in the Republic of India, inherited from British India after independence, until it was repealed and replaced by Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in December 2023, which came into effect on 1 July 2024.

  3. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita - Wikipedia

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    The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) (IAST: Bhāratīya Nyāya Saṃhitā; lit. ' Indian Justice Code ') is the official criminal code in India.It came into effect on 1 July 2024 after being passed by the parliament in December 2023 to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

  4. Code of Criminal Procedure (India) - Wikipedia

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    Theft under Section 379, 380 and 381 of the Indian Penal Code provided that the value of the stolen property is below ₹ 2,000. Receiving or retaining stolen property under Section 411 of the penal code where the value of the stolen property is below ₹ 2,000.

  5. Kolom-e Bala - Wikipedia

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    The 2016 census measured the population of the village as 702 people in 186 households, by which time the district had been separated from the county in the establishment of Badreh County. The rural district was transferred to the new Central District, and Kolom-e Bala was transferred to Kolom Rural District created in the district. [4]

  6. Section 377 - Wikipedia

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    Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code was a section of the Indian Penal Code introduced in 1861 during the British rule of India. Modeled on the Buggery Act 1533 , it made sexual activities "against the order of nature" illegal.

  7. Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code - Wikipedia

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    In India, Section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (before its repeal by introduction of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita) dealt with Cheating and dishonestly inducing delivery of property. The maximum punishment was seven years imprisonment and a fine. [1] Section 420 is now Section 318 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

  8. Homosexuality in India - Wikipedia

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    Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), dating back to 1861, made sexual activities "against the order of nature" punishable by law and carries a life sentence. [32] The law replaced the variety of punishments for Zina (unlawful intercourse [ 33 ] ) mandated in the Mughal empire 's Fatawa-e-Alamgiri , these ranged from 50 lashes for a slave ...

  9. Timeline of women's legal rights (other than voting) in the ...

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    It sought to amend Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. Previously, the age of consent had been set at 10 in 1860. After the bill was passed on 29 March 1891, the Section 376 included sex with a girl under 12 even if the person is the wife of the perpetrator, as rape. [148] United Kingdom: The Slander of Women Act 1891 was enacted.