Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 366B in BNS
Importation of girl from foreign country. Section 366B of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Importation of girl from foreign country) corresponds to Section 141 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 IPC & Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, worth 8 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
An unlawful assembly under the BNS must consist of:
Answer & explanation
Five or more persons with a common object
BNS Section 189 corresponds to IPC Section 141. The common object must be one of the five specified in the section, such as resisting the execution of law or committing an offence by criminal force.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 364A | Kidnapping for ransom | 140(2) |
| 366 | Kidnapping or abducting a woman to compel her marriage | 87 |
| 366A | Procuration of minor girl | 96 |
| 370 | Trafficking of person | 143 |
| 370A | Exploitation of a trafficked person | 144 |
| 372 | Selling minor for purposes of prostitution | 98 |
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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