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Reading the new criminal codes against the old sections

A concordance is not a substitute for reading the provision, but it is where every argument now starts.

Ananya Mehra

Advocate, Bombay High Court · 18 JUN 2026 · 5 min read

Most provisions of the old codes have a direct counterpart in the new. A handful do not, and those are the ones worth memorising.

Sources & citations

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 — India Code

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