BARE ACTS
BHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, 2023 (BNS)
BNS 2023 stands for Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (भारतीय न्याय संहिता, 2023). It is the criminal law of India that defines criminal offences and prescribes punishments for them. It replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, and came into force on 1 July 2024, subject to a specific exception for Section 106(2).
BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) is India’s comprehensive new criminal procedure law, designed to modernize, expedite, and bring transparency to the country's criminal justice system. Enacted to replace the colonial-era Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) of 1973, the BNSS officially came into effect on July 1, 2024.
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (CPC) is the fundamental procedural law governing the administration of civil justice in India. Enacted to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the procedure of the Courts of Civil Judicature, the Code officially came into force on January 1, 1909.