Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 202 in BNS
Intentional omission to give information of an offence. Section 202 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Intentional omission to give information of an offence) corresponds to Section 239 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
A charge may be altered by the court:
Answer & explanation
At any time before judgment is pronounced, and the accused must be given an opportunity
Alteration or addition is permitted, but the accused must not be prejudiced and may recall witnesses.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 193 | Punishment for false evidence | 229 |
| 194 | Giving or fabricating false evidence with intent to procure conviction of capital offence | 230 |
| 201 | Causing disappearance of evidence of offence | 238 |
| 203 | Giving false information respecting an offence committed | 240 |
| 211 | False charge of offence made with intent to injure | 248 |
| 212 | Harbouring an offender | 249 |
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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