IPC §218 → BNS §256
Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
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Comparison
218. Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture.—Whoever, being a public servant, and being as such public servant, charged with the preparation of any record or other writing, frames that record or writing in a manner which he knows to be incorrect, with intent to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, loss or injury to the public or to any person, or with intent thereby to save, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby save, any person from legal punishment, or with intent to save, or knowing that he is likely thereby to save, any property from forfeiture or other charge to which it is liable by law, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three years, or with fine, or with both.
Whoever, being a public servant, and being as such public servant, charged with the preparation of any record or other writing, frames that record or writing in a manner which he knows to be incorrect, with intent to cause, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby cause, loss or injury to the public or to any person, or with intent thereby to save, or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby save, any person from legal punishment, or with intent to save, or knowing that he is likely thereby to save, any property from forfeiture or other charge to which it is liable by law, 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 218 (public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to cause loss/injury or to save person from punishment / property from forfeiture; imprisonment up to 3 years) is preserved character-identically as BNS 256.
Old position
IPC 218 is concerned with Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture. Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture
New position
BNS 256 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture. Whoever, being a public servant, and being as such public servant, charged with the preparation of any record or other writing, frames that record or writing in a manner which he knows to be incorrect, with intent to cause, or knowing it
IPC 218 (public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to cause loss/injury or to save person from punishment / property from forfeiture; imprisonment up to 3 years) is preserved character-identically as BNS 256.
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
IPC 218 (public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to cause loss/injury or to save person from punishment / property from forfeiture; imprisonment up to 3 years) is preserved character-identically as BNS 256.
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 218 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNS 256 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 256 (Public servant framing incorrect record or writing with intent to save person from punishment or property from forfeiture). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Indian Penal Code, 1860
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, IPC §218 → BNS §256 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/ipc/218.
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