BNS §68
Sexual intercourse by a person in authority
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376C. Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.—Whoever, being— (a) in a position of authority or in a fiduciary relationship; or (b) a public servant; or (c) superintendent or manager of a jail, remand home or other place of custody established by or under any law for the time being in force, or a women's or children's institution; or (d) on the management of a hospital or being on the staff of a hospital, abuses such position or fiduciary relationship to induce or seduce any woman either in his custody or under his charge or present in the premises to have sexual intercourse with him, such sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rape, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than five years, but which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine. Explanation 1.—In this section, “sexual intercourse” shall mean any of the acts mentioned in clauses (a) to (d) of section
Whoever, being— (a) in a position of authority or in a fiduciary relationship; or (b) a public servant; or (c) superintendent or manager of a jail, remand home or other place of custody established by or under any law for the time being in force, or a women's or children's institution; or (d) on the management of a hospital or being on the staff of a hospital, abuses such position or fiduciary relationship to induce or seduce any woman either in his custody or under his charge or present in the premises to have sexual intercourse with him, such sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rape, shall be punished with rigorous imprisonment of either description for a term which shall not be less than five years, but which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine.
What changedAI-inferred
IPC 376C preserved character-identically as BNS 68.
Old position
IPC Section 376C is concerned with Sexual intercourse by a person in authority.
New position
The successor provision is BNS 68 (Sexual intercourse by a person in authority). Relationship: substantively_same. See the change-note for the operative delta.
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNS 68 (Sexual intercourse by a person in authority) preserves the framework of IPC 376C. BNS 68 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNS 68 text: Whoever, being— (a) in a position of authority or in a fiduciary relationship; or (b) a public servant; or (c) superintendent or manager of a jail, remand home or other place of custody established by or under any law for the time being in force, or a women's or children's institution; or (d) on the management of a...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 376C continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 68 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward in their existing frame.
Frequently asked
BNS 68. The relationship is classified as substantively_same. See the change-note above for the textual delta.
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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 · §68
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Indian Penal Code, 1860 · §376C
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