BNS §266
Violation of condition of remission of punishment
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227. Violation of condition of remission of punishment.—Whoever, having accepted any conditional remission of punishment, knowingly violates any condition on which such remission was granted, shall be punished with the punishment to which he was originally sentenced, if he has already suffered no part of that punishment, and if he has suffered any part of that punishment, then with so much of that punishment as he has not already suffered.
Whoever, having accepted any conditional remission of punishment, knowingly violates any condition on which such remission was granted, shall be punished with the punishment to which he was originally sentenced, if he has already suffered no part of that punishment, and if he has suffered any part of that punishment, then with so much of that punishment as he has not already suffered.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 227 (violation of condition of remission; punishment as if originally sentenced) is preserved character-identically as BNS 266.
Old position
IPC 227 is concerned with Violation of condition of remission of punishment. Violation of condition of remission of punishment
New position
BNS 266 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Violation of condition of remission of punishment. Whoever, having accepted any conditional remission of punishment, knowingly violates any condition on which such remission was granted, shall be punished with the punishment to which he was originally sentenced, if he has already suffered
BNS 266 (Violation of condition of remission of punishment) preserves the framework of IPC 227. BNS 266 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNS 266 text: Whoever, having accepted any...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNS 266 (Violation of condition of remission of punishment) preserves the framework of IPC 227. BNS 266 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNS 266 text: Whoever, having accepted any conditional remission of punishment, knowingly violates any condition on which such remission was granted, shall be punished with the punishment to which he was originally sentenced, if he has already suffered no part of that punishment, and if he has suffered any part of that punishment,...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 227 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 266 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.
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BNS 266 (Violation of condition of remission of punishment). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · §266
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Indian Penal Code, 1860 · §227
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- India Code — Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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