VidhiSangh

Indian Penal Code, 1860

Section 17: "Government"

Repealed. Repealed from 1 July 2024. Use it for offences committed before repeal and other liabilities, investigations or proceedings preserved by BNS section 358; do not use it as the current general penal code.

Chapter II — General Explanations

17. The word "Government" denotes the Central Government or the Government of a ****State.]

Source: official text of the Indian Penal Code, 1860.