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BNS Section 16: Act done pursuant to judgment or order of Court

Section 16 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 deals with act done pursuant to judgment or order of Court. It replaces IPC 78 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.

Text of BNS Section 16

16. Nothing which is done in pursuance of, or which is warranted by the judgment or order of, a Court; if done whilst such judgment or order remains in force, is an offence, notwithstanding the Court may have had no jurisdiction to pass such judgment or order, provided the person doing the act in good faith believes that the Court had such jurisdiction.

IPC sections replaced

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