The government has decided to exclude Section 377 and Section 497 from the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita Bill, 2023, despite the recommendations of a parliamentary panel. The two sections have been read down by the Supreme Court. The BNS Bill, however, introduced a new section making the revealing of identity or information related to victims of rape and sexual offences punishable. The government has also accepted the standing committee’s recommendation on mob lynching punishment.