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Notifications & Circulars

Central Government notifies replacement of old criminal laws with new(16.07.2024)

In pursuance of section 8 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897), the Central Government hereby notifies that where any reference of the Indian.....

Tags : BNS, BNSS, BSA, Replacement

News

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Referred to for the First Time by Delhi High Court(04.07.2024)

Delhi High Court while dealing with the issue of forgery and fabrication of documents by a party in a trademark infringement dispute, has referred to .....

Tags : Delhi High Court, Fabrication, Forgery, BNSS

Delhi High Court: BNSS Heralds a Transformative Era in Criminal Justice(11.07.2024)

Del. HC while hearing a bail application, has held that BNSS, with its emphasis on technological integration, heralds a transformative era in criminal.....

Tags : Delhi High Court, BNSS, Transformative Era, Criminal Justice

Kerala HC: BNSS to be Applicable in all Criminal Appeals after 1st July, 2024(19.07.2024)

Kerala High Court while issuing guidelines to determine the applicability of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), has observed that an app.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, BNSS, Criminal Appeals

SC Refuses to Interfere in Karnataka HC’s Judgment regarding Police Custody within First 40 Days(09.01.2025)

Supreme Court has refused to interfere in Karnataka High Court’s judgement which held that under Section 187 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Karnataka High Court, BNSS

Supreme Court Seeks Centre’s Response on Whether S. 479 of BNSS Applies Retrospectively(14.08.2024)

Supreme Court while hearing a PIL on overcrowding of prisons in the country, has sought the response of Centre on whether Section 479 of Bharatiya Nag.....

Tags : Supreme Court, S. 479 of BNSS, Undertrial Prisoner

Gau HC: Crim. Petitions Filed after 1st July, 2024 in FIRs before said Date to be Filed Under BNSS(14.11.2024)

Gauhati High Court has held that all the criminal petitions, bail applications filed after 1st July, 2024 in FIRs registered prior to this date are li.....

Tags : Gauhati High Court, Bail Applications, BNSS

SC: Special Efforts Should be Made to Identify Women Prisoners Eligible for Release u/s 479 of BNSS(22.11.2024)

SC has stated that although the provisions of Section 479 of the BNSS are gender neutral, it is also necessary for this Court to say that special effo.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Women Prisoners, S. 479 BNSS

SC: Benefit of Section 479 BNSS Extended to Undertrials in Cases Registered Before 1st July(26.08.2024)

Supreme Court has held that Section 479 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 shall have a retrospective application across the country and shal.....

Tags : Supreme Court, S. 479 of BNSS, Undertrials

Ker. HC: Person Incapable of Making Defence Due to 'Alzheimer's Dementia' Entitled to Protection(09.09.2024)

Ker. HC has held that 'intellectual disability' referred to in Section 368 of the BNSS includes Alzheimer's Dementia. Therefore, a person suffering fr.....

Tags : Kerala High Court, Alzheimer's Dementia, S. 368 of BNSS

Supreme Court: Petitions Challenging Criminal Laws Withdrawn(18.09.2024)

Supreme Court while disposing of petitions challenging the new criminal law, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, an.....

Tags : Supreme Court, BNS, BNSS, BSA

Karnataka High Court: ‘Opportunity of Being Heard’ Not an Empty Formality(30.09.2024)

Karnataka High Court has stated that, in terms of Section 223 of BNSS the magistrate has to issue a notice to the accused who is given an opportunity .....

Tags : Karnataka High Court, S. 223 of BNSS, Accused

SC: HCs Must Ensure S. 313 CrPC (S.351 BNSS) Compliance at Earliest To Avoid Acquittals(23.04.2025)

Supreme Court, while upholding the acquittal of an accused, has observed that High Courts must be proactive while checking compliance with Section 313.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Section 313 CrPC, Section 351 BNSS, Acquittal