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Indian Penal Code, 1860

IPC Section 78 in BNS

§ 78 IPC§ 16 BNS

Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of a Court. Section 78 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act done pursuant to the judgment or order of a Court) corresponds to Section 16 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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