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Which of the following statements correctly describes the Indian Penal Code?
Question

Which of the following statements correctly describes the Indian Penal Code?

A.

Based on the British Penal Code.

B.

Based on the penal law used under Mughal rule.

C.

A codification of legal principles by Thomas Macaulay.

D.

Both (a) and (b).

Correct option is C


The Indian Penal Code (IPC) is a codification of legal principles by Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay and was enacted in 1860. While the IPC was influenced by English legal principles, it was not a direct copy of the British Penal Code. It was an independent codification suited to India, under the colonial administration.

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