IPC Section 124A is now BNS Section 152
- IPC 124A (Sedition) → BNS 152 Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of IndiaSedition was omitted. §152 (acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India) is a differently worded new offence, not a renumbering.
Verbatim · BNS 152152. Act endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.— Whoever, purposely or knowingly, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or by electronic communication or by use of financial mean, or otherwise, excites or attempts to excite, secession or armed rebellion or subversive activities, or encourages feelings of separatist activities or endangers sovereignty or unity and integrity of India; or indulges in or commits any such act shall be punished with imprisonment for life or with imprisonment which may extend to seven years, and shall also be l…
Read the full BNS Section 152 →
Offences committed before 1 July 2024 are still charged and tried under the IPC; the BNS applies to offences on or after that date.
Old-to-new correspondence is indicative and not always one-to-one; read the new text itself.