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The Indian Penal Code, 1860

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Repealed From 01 Jan 1862 Act 45 of 1860 As on 17 Oct 2026

Act 45 of 1860 Ministry Home Affairs Enacted 06 Oct 1860 In force 01 Jan 1862 Instruments 1

This provision is repealed. Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024. It is reproduced because conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.

Section 9 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 deals with number. Unless the contrary appears from the context, words importing the singular number include the plural number, and words importing the plural number include the singular number. The Act came into force on 01 Jan 1862. Repealed by section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.

Unless the contrary appears from the context, words importing the singular number include the plural number, and words importing the plural number include the singular number.

Section 9, The Indian Penal Code, 1860 (Act 45 of 1860).

Now in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

BNS 2 Definitions Close, with changes 70%

Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.

Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.

Made under this section, and citing it

1 instrument states that it was made under this provision — the power to make it comes from here, so a change to any of them changes what this section requires in practice. Newest first.

All subordinate legislation

Questions about Section 9

What does Section 9 of the Indian Penal Code deal with?

Section 9 of the Indian Penal Code is headed "Number". Unless the contrary appears from the context, words importing the singular number include the plural number, and words importing the plural number include the singular number.

How do I find court cases under Section 9 of the Indian Penal Code?

In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: IPC 9, section 9 IPC, section 9 of the Indian Penal Code. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 9 of the Indian Penal Code, and has it changed?

For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNS 2 (Definitions), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section. The rules and notifications made under it are where it actually bites, and there is one: most recently Notification regarding amendment in the Chhattisgarh Prisoner's Release on Probation Rules, 1964. (2021).

When did Section 9 of the Indian Penal Code come into force?

Section 9 of the Indian Penal Code, cited as IPC 9, came into force on 01 Jan 1862, having been enacted on 06 Oct 1860. It is no longer in force.

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