दंड विधि · BNS, BNSS, BSA — the new code.
Criminal Laws
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, evidence, FIRs, bail, arrest rights.
दंड विधि
BNS, BNSS, BSA — the new code.
Overview
What this category covers
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, evidence, FIRs, bail, arrest rights.
Statutes
Acts in this category
- 2023MVP
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)
Replaces the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Restructures arrest, investigation, FIR, bail, trial, sentencing and victim rights.
531 sections · 39 chapters
- 2023MVP
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA)
Replaces the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Modernises rules on relevancy, admissibility, electronic evidence, and judicial notice.
170 sections · 12 chapters
- 2023MVP
BNS 2023
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) replaces the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860. It modernises criminal law, introduces new offences like organised crime and mob lynching, deletes archaic laws like sedition (replacing it with acts endangering sovereignty), and emphasises community service as a punishment.
358 sections · 20 chapters