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Indian Penal Code, 1860

IPC Section 353 in BNS

§ 353 IPC§ 132 BNS

Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of duty. Section 353 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of duty) corresponds to Section 132 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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