Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

e-Sakshya, e-Summon, Nyaya Setu and Nyaya Shruti apps will strengthen the technical competency of the entire system under the 3 new criminal laws BNS, BNSS and BSA

The Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita proposes community service as an alternative to custodial form of punishment for petty crimes.

Shah's clarification came in response to a media query about the first first case lodged under the new laws that have come into force beginning from today.

The case has been registered against a street vendor under Section 285 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for obstruction under foot over bridge of New Delhi Railway Station and making sales.

Project39A has lamented the rejection of terrorist Arif Mohammed’s mercy plea by President Murmu and highlighted how this is the second mercy plea declined by President Murmu.

The new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita sets time limits for deciding mercy petitions, ensuring no commutations citing inordinate delays

The Bar Council of India acknowledges the positive features embedded in the three new criminal laws

Under 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 from the administration can face punishment of up to 10 years or a fine of Rs7 lakh. Earlier, the punishment in such cases was two years in the IPC.

Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the reference books on the three recently enacted transformative criminal justice laws passed by Parliament on Saturday.

Several sections of the IPC, which were afresh in the public mind about certain offences, have been moved to different sections under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).