Indian Penal Code, 1860 → Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
IPC 171-IBNS 177
Failure to keep election accounts
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What changed
- Upper limit of fine is increased from five hundred to five thousand rupees.
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Under Section 177 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 171-I of the Indian Penal Code, 1860)...
Frequently asked
What is IPC 171-I equivalent in BNS?
IPC Section 171-I (Failure to keep election accounts) corresponds to Section 177 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).
What changed between IPC 171-I and BNS 177?
Upper limit of fine is increased from five hundred to five thousand rupees.
How do I cite BNS 177 in a pleading?
Under Section 177 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (formerly Section 171-I of the Indian Penal Code, 1860)...
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- IPC 171D → BNS 172 — Personation at elections
- IPC 171E → BNS 173 — Punishment for bribery
- IPC 171F → BNS 174 — Punishment for undue influence or personation at an election
- IPC 171G → BNS 175 — False statement in connection with an election
- IPC 171H → BNS 176 — Illegal payment in connection with an election
- IPC 230 to 232, 246 to 249, 255, 489A → BNS 178 — Counterfeiting coin, Government stamps, currency- notes or bank- notes
- IPC 237 to 241, 250, 251, 254, 258, 260, 489B → BNS 179 — Using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency-notes or bank-notes
- IPC 242, 243, 252, 253, 259, 489C → BNS 180 — Possession of forged or counterfeit coin, Government stamp, currency- notes or bank-notes
- IPC 489E → BNS 182 — Making or using documents resembling currency-notes or bank- notes
- IPC 261 → BNS 183 — Effacing, writing from substance bearing Government stamp, removing from document a stamp used for it, with intent to cause loss to Government