Indian Penal Code, 1860
IPC Section 90 in BNS
Consent known to be given under fear or misconception. Section 90 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Consent known to be given under fear or misconception) corresponds to Section 28 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, worth 10 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
Which of the following courts can pass a sentence of death?
Answer & explanation
Court of Session, subject to confirmation by the High Court
A sentence of death passed by a Sessions Court must be submitted for confirmation and shall not be executed until confirmed by the High Court.
Sections either side of it
How the neighbouring provisions of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 were renumbered:
| IPC | Provision | BNS |
|---|---|---|
| 87 | Act not intended to cause death, done by consent | 25 |
| 88 | Act not intended to cause death, done by consent in good faith for benefit | 26 |
| 89 | Act done in good faith for benefit of child or insane person by guardian | 27 |
| 91 | Exclusion of acts which are offences independently of harm caused | 29 |
| 92 | Act done in good faith for benefit of a person without consent | 30 |
| 93 | Communication made in good faith | 31 |
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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