Construction of references to repealed enactments according to section 8 of the General Clauses Act, 1897
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Construction of references: citations to IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act are to be read as their 2023 replacements.
References to the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure or the Indian Evidence Act in any Act, State legislation, ordinance, regulation under article 240, presidential order, or subordinate instrument shall be read as references to the corresponding Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam respectively, and construed accordingly to maintain continuity of statutory citations.