Tag: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
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Lacuna in Section 8 of the BNS, 2023: The Missing Framework for Default in Community Service (Guest Post)
Section 8 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 governs fines and imprisonment in default of payment — but it falls silent on what happens…
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Opportunity to the (Proposed) Accused before taking cognizance on a complaint | A Curious New Provision in the BNSS
The settled law with respect to Section 200 CrPC was : In a complaint case (private prosecution) an accused person does not come into…
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Navigating The New Criminal Laws | Part 2 | Community Service
Guest post by Kritika Malik (Research Head – Chambers of Bharat Chugh) Every saint has a past and every sinner a future Over time,…
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Navigating The New Criminal Laws | Part 1 | Preliminary Enquiry
Amongst other things, BNSS has introduced a crucial amendment regarding preliminary enquiry (herein after referred to as “PE”). Here’s how the newfangled provision reads: …
