BNS §242

False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution

Substantively sameConfidence: mediumStatus: editor verified
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Old law
IPC §205
False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution

205. False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution.—Whoever falsely personates another, and in such assumed character makes any admission or statement, or confesses judgment, or causes any process to be issued or becomes bail or security, or does any other act in any suit or criminal prosecution, 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 §242
False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution

Whoever falsely personates another, and in such assumed character makes any admission or statement, or confesses judgment, or causes any process to be issued or becomes bail or security, or does any other act in any suit or criminal prosecution, 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 205 (false personation in suit or criminal prosecution; imprisonment up to 3 years) is preserved character-identically as BNS 242.

Old position

IPC 205 is concerned with False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution. False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution

New position

BNS 242 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution. Whoever falsely personates another, and in such assumed character makes any admission or statement, or confesses judgment, or causes any process to be issued or becomes bail or security, or does any other act in any suit or criminal

BNS 242 (False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution) preserves the framework of IPC 205. BNS 242 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNS 242 text: Whoever...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BNS 242 (False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution) preserves the framework of IPC 205. BNS 242 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.

BNS 242 text: Whoever falsely personates another, and in such assumed character makes any admission or statement, or confesses judgment, or causes any process to be issued or becomes bail or security, or does any other act in any suit or criminal prosecution, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term...

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 205 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 242 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 242 (False personation for purpose of act or proceeding in suit or prosecution). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, IPC §205 → BNS §242 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-10-29, https://newlaws.in/bns/242.

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