IPC §58
[Repealed.]
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58. [Offenders sentenced to transportation how dealt with until transported.] Rep. by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955 (26 of 1955), s. 117 and the Sch. (w.e.f. 1-1-1956).
What changedAI-inferred
There is no corresponding BNS provision. The repeal happened nearly 70 years before the BNS replaced the IPC, so the absence here is not a result of the 2024 transition. The section number is preserved in the IPC sequence but contains no operative text in present-day IPC.
Old position
IPC Section 58 originally prescribed how offenders sentenced to transportation were to be handled until transported. The section was repealed by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955 (Act 26 of 1955) — the same Act that abolished transportation as a punishment under the IPC.
New position
There is no corresponding BNS provision. The repeal happened nearly 70 years before the BNS replaced the IPC, so the absence here is not a result of the 2024 transition. The section number is preserved in the IPC sequence but contains no operative text in present-day IPC.
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
IPC Section 58 had already been repealed before the BNS came into force; therefore there is no corresponding BNS provision to compare. The original IPC 58 prescribed how offenders sentenced to transportation were to be handled until transported. It was repealed by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955 (Act 26 of 1955) — the same Act that abolished transportation as a punishment under the IPC.
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 58 continues to apply. The new code does not carry forward this section as a directly corresponding provision; see the change-note for details.
Frequently asked
No. IPC Section 58 was repealed by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955 — long before the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force in 2024. There is no current IPC 58 text and no BNS counterpart.
Government source
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Indian Penal Code, 1860 · §58
View government sourcemha.gov.in(opens the Indian Penal Code, 1860 PDF on mha.gov.in in a new tab)Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India · PDF
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Sources
- India Code — Indian Penal Code, 1860 (pending verification)
- Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955 — repealed IPC Section 58
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Newlaws.in, IPC §58 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-10-29, https://newlaws.in/ipc/58.
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