Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 494 in BNS
Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife. Section 494 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife) corresponds to Section 82(1) 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, IPC & Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, worth 18 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 proclamation for a person absconding is published under:
Answer & explanation
Section 84 BNSS
This corresponds to Section 82 CrPC. The court publishes a written proclamation requiring the person to appear at a specified place and time not less than thirty days from publication.
Nothing is an offence which is done by a child under what age?
Answer & explanation
Seven years
BNS Section 20 corresponds to IPC Section 82 and provides absolute immunity below seven. Section 21, corresponding to IPC Section 83, gives qualified immunity between seven and twelve where the child has not attained sufficient maturity of understanding.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 376D | Gang rape | 70(1) |
| 376E | Punishment for repeat offenders | 71 |
| 493 | Cohabitation caused by a man deceitfully inducing a belief of lawful marriage | 81 |
| 495 | Same offence with concealment of former marriage | 82(2) |
| 496 | Marriage ceremony fraudulently gone through without lawful marriage | 83 |
| 497 | Adultery | omitted |
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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