Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
Penal code of the Republic of India
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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) is the official criminal code in the Republic of India. It was introduced in December 2023 to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which dated back to the period of British India.
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Woman can’t use police to harass husband and in-laws: SC tells home and law ministry to consider changes in BNSIndiaTimes - Published | |
498A getting replicated in BNS without shield for hubby worries Supreme CourtSupreme Court has ruled that married women cannot use police machinery to hold husband to ransom and expressed concern over much abused Section 498A (cruelty to women in matrimonial home) of IPC..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Unlike other 2 new criminal laws, one on investigation and trial may see staggered rolloutWhile the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) will kick in uniformly across the country, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) — which lays down the updated..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Amit Shah stresses on training all rungs of police under new criminal justice lawsUnion home minister Amit Shah on Friday stressed on need to train all rungs of the police, from the station house officer (SHO) to the director general of police (DGP), in all aspects of the new..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Truckers' strike set to end after government assurance on accident lawStepping in to defuse the situation, the home ministry enlisted the support of the All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC), and jointly appealed to truckers to end their strike. Truck drivers are..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Home ministry likely to notify three criminal laws before January 26The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is set to notify the three new criminal justice acts before January 26, replacing colonial laws. The new laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha..IndiaTimes - Published | |
'Shahenshah enacted law...': Rahul Gandhi slams Centre over truck drivers protestUnder the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), which replaced the Indian Penal Code, drivers who cause a serious road accident by negligent driving and run away without informing the police or any official..DNA - Published | |
About 2,000 petrol pumps run dry as truckers strike against new penal code2,000 petrol pumps in western and northern India have run out of fuel stocks due to a truckers' strike. Heavy rush and long queues were witnessed at pumps in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and..IndiaTimes - Published | |
3 conditions now must to get community service for theftA theft convict, to get the benefit of community service as punishment, will have to fulfil three conditions - being convicted for the first time, the value of the stolen property being less than Rs..IndiaTimes - Published | |
Doing away with Colonial hangover: 10 most important bill passed in 2023The Indian Penal Code (IPC) of 1860, The Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) of 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act of 1872 were replaced by three groundbreaking bills in 2023. These transformative..IndiaTimes - Published | |
New criminal justice laws to kick in only after 3-4 monthsThe new criminal laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, are expected to come into force after a few months. The criminal justice system will..IndiaTimes - Published | |
President gives assent to three laws replacing IPC, CrPC, Evidence ActThe three new criminal laws will be called Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023.DNA - Published | |
Under new law, 10-year jail in hit-and-run casesThe enactment of the new penal law, Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, aims to curb hit and run accidents, which annually claim around 50,000 lives. The law introduces stricter penalties for those who flee the..IndiaTimes - Published | New criminal laws passed by Parliament are revolutionary and transformative: Union law ministerUnion law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal praises the new criminal bills passed by Parliament in the winter session, stating that they are revolutionary, transformative, and have a sense of indigenousness...IndiaTimes - Published |
Opposition MPs asked to be suspended: Union minister Pralhad JoshiA day after Parliament’s winter session was adjourned sine die, Union minister Pralhad Joshi launched a scathing attack on opposition leaders over the suspension of MPs from both Houses of Parliament..IndiaTimes - Published | "Weaponizing disturbances as political strategy doesn't resonate" VP Dhankhar on avoidable disruptions in Rajya SabhaThe Rajya Sabha Chairman expressed his concern over the disturbances in the Upper House during the Winter Session, emphasizing the importance of fulfilling our Constitutional obligation. Despite the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Missing PC, Singhvi & Sibal, says VP during debate on 3 justice billsDuring the discussion in Rajya Sabha, nominated member Mahesh Jethmalani expressed his views on the criminal justice bills, while chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar expressed his concern over the absence of..IndiaTimes - Published | Lok Sabha passes 3 criminal justice bills to replace Raj-era lawsLok Sabha has passed the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, replacing the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Indian..IndiaTimes - Published |
7 years' jail 'high' for offence of causing death by negligence, says parliamentary panelA parliamentary committee has noted that seven years' imprisonment prescribed in the proposed new criminal law for causing death by negligence is "high" and it should be reduced to five years. The..IndiaTimes - Published | Draft reports on bills to replace criminal laws likely to be adopted on MondayA parliamentary committee in India is set to adopt draft reports on three bills that aim to replace existing criminal laws. The committee had faced opposition members requesting more time to study the..IndiaTimes - Published |
Opposition MPs question 'haste' in adopting draft reports on bills to replace IPC, CrPC, Evidence ActOpposition MPs in the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs have questioned the "haste" in adopting the draft reports on the three bills to replace the IPC, CrPC and the Evidence Act, as a..IndiaTimes - Published | Supreme Court rejects govt's plea, bench of 5 to decide on sedition lawThe Supreme Court Tuesday referred to a five-judge bench the issue of constitutional validity of the contentious and much misused sedition offence under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code after..IndiaTimes - Published |
RS chairman refers bills to replace IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act to standing committee, seeks report within 3 monthsThe bills -- the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill -- were introduced in the Lok Sabha by Home Minister Amit Shah on August 11.DNA - Published | |
