IPC §61

[Repealed.]

No correspondenceConfidence: mediumStatus: cross checkedpre bns repealed(precautionary)
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Old law
IPC §61
[Repealed.]

61. [Sentence of forfeiture of property.] Rep. by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1921 (16 of 1921), s. 4.

What changedAI-inferred

There is no corresponding BNS provision. The repeal happened over 100 years before the BNS replaced the IPC, so the absence here is not a result of the 2024 transition. Forfeiture of property remains a punishment category in BNS 4(d), but the specific mechanism in IPC 61 was retired in 1921.

Old position

IPC Section 61 was a substantive forfeiture provision; it was repealed by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1921 (Act 16 of 1921) — more than a century before the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force.

New position

There is no corresponding BNS provision. The repeal happened over 100 years before the BNS replaced the IPC, so the absence here is not a result of the 2024 transition. Forfeiture of property remains a punishment category in BNS 4(d), but the specific mechanism in IPC 61 was retired in 1921.

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

IPC Section 61 had already been repealed before the BNS came into force. It was a substantive forfeiture provision repealed by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1921 (Act 16 of 1921). Forfeiture of property remains a punishment category in IPC 53 Fifthly and BNS 4(d), but IPC 61's specific mechanism was retired more than a century ago.

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, IPC 61 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No. IPC Section 61 was repealed by the Indian Penal Code (Amendment) Act, 1921 — more than a century before the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita came into force. There is no current IPC 61 text and no BNS counterpart.

Sources

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Newlaws.in, IPC §61 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-14, https://newlaws.in/ipc/61.

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