IPC Section 500 is now BNS Section 356(2)

IPC 500 (Punishment for defamation) → BNS 356(2) Defamation

Verbatim · BNS 356(2)(2) Whoever defames another shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both, or with community service.

Read the full BNS Section 356 →

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.