Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 201 in BNS
§ 201 IPC→§ 238 BNS
Causing disappearance of evidence of offence. Section 201 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Causing disappearance of evidence of offence) corresponds to Section 238 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.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 192 | Fabricating false evidence | 228 |
| 193 | Punishment for false evidence | 229 |
| 194 | Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence | 230 |
| 202 | Intentional omission to give information of an offence | 239 |
| 203 | Giving false information respecting an offence committed | 240 |
| 211 | False charge of offence made with intent to injure | 248 |
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