Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 153B in BNS
§ 153B IPC→§ 197 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.
Practise it
Section 45 has AIBE 22 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.
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