IPC to BNS, CrPC to BNSS, Evidence Act to BSA
On 1 July 2024, three new criminal laws replaced the codes every Indian courtroom had used for over a century. The offences did not all change, but the numbers did, and both sets are now in use side by side, because which law applies depends on when the offence was committed.
Indian Penal Code, 1860
now Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
The offences themselves. Renumbered throughout, with some offences merged, some newly defined and some dropped.
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
now Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Procedure, from FIR and investigation to bail, trial and appeals, with new timelines and provisions for electronic records.
Indian Evidence Act, 1872
now Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023
Proof and admissibility, with electronic and digital records dealt with directly.
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Built from the official correspondence tables of the Bureau of Police Research & Development, Ministry of Home Affairs and the National Crime Records Bureau (Sankalan), and the bare Acts. Where the two tables disagree, the page says so.
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