Section 56 of IPC : Section 56: [Repealed]

Explanation using Example

Imagine a scenario from before 1949 in India when the Indian Penal Code, 1860, was still subject to certain provisions that differentiated based on race. Under Section 56, Europeans and Americans convicted of crimes could have been sentenced to penal servitude. However, this section was repealed by the Criminal Law (Removal of Racial Discriminations) Act, 1949, which means that after April 6, 1949, such racial distinctions in sentencing were eliminated. Therefore, today, if an American or European were to be convicted of a crime in India, they would be sentenced under the same laws as any other individual, without any special provisions based on their nationality or race.