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Indian Penal Code, 1860

IPC Section 270 in BNS

§ 270 IPC§ 272 BNS

Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life. Section 270 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Malignant act likely to spread infection of disease dangerous to life) corresponds to Section 272 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.

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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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