IPC Section 171E is now BNS Section 173

IPC 171E (Punishment for bribery (elections)) → BNS 173 Punishment for bribery

Verbatim · BNS 173173. Punishment for bribery.— Whoever commits the offence of bribery shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both: Provided that bribery by treating shall be punished with fine only.

Read the full BNS Section 173 →

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.