Introduction Of Provisions For Mob Lynching In BNS, 2023 In Comparison To IPC,1860

Introduction Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was enacted in 2023. The new law of crimes has changed several provisions that was drafted in the Indian Penal Code (IPC) during the colonial rule in 1860. This new legislation has introduced the provision of an offence that was popularly known asMob Lynching. Mob lynching can be easily understood as extrajudicial execution of people based on various factors such as race, caste, community, language etc. This offence is now punishable by S-103(2),...