BNS §201

Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury

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Old law
IPC §167
Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury

167. Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury.—Whoever, being a public servant, and being, as 3[such public servant, charged with the preparation or translation of any document or electronic record, frames, prepares or translates that document or electronic record] in a manner which he knows or believes to be incorrect, intending thereby to cause or knowing it to be likely that he may thereby cause injury to any person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

New law
BNS §201
Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury

Whoever, being a public servant, and being, as such public servant, charged with the preparation or translation of any document or electronic record, frames, prepares or translates that document or electronic record in a manner which he knows or believes to be incorrect, intending thereby to cause or knowing it to be likely that he may thereby cause injury to any person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.

What changedAI-inferred

IPC 167 (public servant charged with preparation or translation of any document, framing or translating it incorrectly with intent to cause injury; punishment: imprisonment up to 3 years, fine, or both) is preserved as BNS 201 with one substantive expansion: 'or electronic record' is added alongside 'document' at every occurrence. The set extension covers preparation, translation, framing, and wrongness of electronic records in the same way as traditional documents — reflecting BNS's broader pattern of adding electronic-record coverage to traditional document-based offences (cf. BNS 2(8)'s explicit inclusion of 'electronic and digital record' in the document definition).

Old position

IPC 167 is concerned with Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury. Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury

New position

BNS 201 modifies the framework. Topic: Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury. Whoever, being a public servant, and being, as such public servant, charged with the preparation or translation of any document or electronic record, frames, prepares or translates that document or electronic record in a manner which he

IPC 167 (public servant charged with preparation or translation of any document, framing or translating it incorrectly with intent to cause injury; punishment: imprisonment up to 3 years, fine, or both) is preserved as BNS 201 with one substantive expansion: 'or electronic record' is added...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BNS-201 reproduces IPC-167's framework on public servant framing incorrect document character-identically. Historical-amendment brackets are incorporated as plain text. Punishment levels are preserved.

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 167 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 201 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.

Frequently asked

BNS 201 (Public servant framing an incorrect document with intent to cause injury). The relationship is classified as modified — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, IPC §167 → BNS §201 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-10-29, https://newlaws.in/bns/201.

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