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Understand the purpose of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, with official texts.
How to use the official service
- BNS primarily defines crimes, offences and punishments; it broadly replaces the Indian Penal Code framework.
- BNSS governs criminal procedure, including investigation, arrest, bail and trial; it broadly replaces the CrPC framework.
- BSA concerns the law of evidence, including relevant electronic records; it broadly replaces the Indian Evidence Act framework.
- For older incidents and pending proceedings, transitional and savings provisions can affect which law applies. Check the actual legal text and case dates rather than assuming a simple one-to-one section replacement.
Official government resources
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