Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 79 in BNS
§ 79 IPC→§ 17 BNS
Act done by a person justified by law. Section 79 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act done by a person justified by law) corresponds to Section 17 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.
Practise it
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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