IPC Section 494 is now BNS Section 82(1)

IPC 494 (Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife) → BNS 82(1) Marrying again during lifetime of husband or wife

Verbatim · BNS 82(1)(1) Whoever, having a husband or wife living, marries in any case in which such marriage is void by reason of its taking place during the life of such husband or wife, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Read the full BNS Section 82 →

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.