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    Question

    The IPC was drafted by whom?

    A Lord Henry Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Lord Canning Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Lord Macauley Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Lord Cornwallis Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The Indian Penal Code (IPC) is the official criminal code of India. It is a comprehensive code intended to cover all substantive aspects of criminal law. The code was drafted on the recommendations of first law commission of India established in 1834 under the Charter Act of 1833 under the Chairmanship of Lord Thomas Babington Macaulay. It was enacted on 06 October 1860 and came into force in British India during the early British Raj period from January 01, 1862.

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