IPC §59

[Repealed.]

No correspondenceConfidence: mediumStatus: cross checkedpre bns repealed(precautionary)
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Comparison

Old law
IPC §59
[Repealed.]

59. [Transportation instead of imprisonment.] Rep. by s.117 and the Sch., ibid. (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 59 originally allowed transportation to be substituted for imprisonment in certain cases. The section was repealed by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955 (Act 26 of 1955) — the same Act that abolished transportation as a punishment under the IPC.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IPC Section 59 had already been repealed before the BNS came into force; therefore there is no corresponding BNS provision to compare. The original IPC 59 allowed transportation to be substituted for imprisonment in certain cases. It was repealed by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955 (Act 26 of 1955) — the same Act that abolished transportation as a punishment under the IPC.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 59 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No. IPC Section 59 was repealed by the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1955 — long before the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force in 2024.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 59 text and no BNS counterpart.

Sources

Cite this page

Newlaws.in, IPC §59 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/ipc/59.

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