Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 153B in BNS
Imputations prejudicial to national integration. Section 153B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Imputations prejudicial to national integration) corresponds to Section 197 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
Verify before you rely on this. Renumbering under the 2023 codes is not a clean one-to-one exercise — provisions were merged, split and reworded. Always check the printed bare act.
Where this sits in the exam
This provision is examined under CrPC & Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, worth 10 of the 100 marks in AIBE XXII. The paper permits bare acts but bans notes, so what matters is finding it quickly, not reciting the number.
Questions that turn on this section
Sanction of the appropriate Government is required for prosecution of a public servant for acts done in discharge of official duty under:
Answer & explanation
Section 218 BNSS
The protection applies to Judges, Magistrates and public servants not removable from office save by or with the Government's sanction, in respect of acts purporting to be done in official duty.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 149 | Every member of unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object | 190 |
| 150 | Hiring persons to join unlawful assembly | 192 |
| 153A | Promoting enmity between different groups | 196 |
| 159 | Affray | 194(1) |
| 160 | Punishment for committing affray | 194(2) |
| 191 | Giving false evidence | 227 |
Practise it
Cutoff has AIBE XXII questions on this area, each cited to both codes with a line telling you where to find it in the bare act. Ten questions per subject are free, no account needed.
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