The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, 2023

On 11th August, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, 2023 was introduced in Lok Sabha. The Lok Sabha passed the bill and referred it to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs.

  • The Bill aims to repeal the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
  • It provides that all trials, inquires, and proceedings may be held in electronic mode.
  • First-time offenders will be released on bail if they have completed detention for one-third of the maximum imprisonment which can be imposed for the offence.
  • Section 41A of the CrPC will be renumbered as Section 35. This change includes an added ....
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