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The Code of Criminal Procedure, commonly called Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), was the main legislation on procedure for administration of substantive criminal law in India. [1] It was enacted in 1973 and came into force on 1 April 1974. [ 2 ]
Consolidating and simplifying the law: The BNSS consolidates and simplifies the law by repealing and amending a number of provisions of the CrPC. [ 14 ] Strengthening the rights of the accused : The BNSS strengthens the rights of the accused by providing for safeguards, such as the right to a lawyer of choice during interrogation, though not ...
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) (IAST: Bhāratīya Nyāya Saṃhitā; lit. ' Indian Justice Code ') is the official criminal code in India.It came into effect on 1 July 2024 after being passed by the parliament in December 2023 to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1978 (45 of 1978) Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1980 (63 of 1980) Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 1983 (43 of 1983) Criminal Law (Second Amendment) Act, 1983 (46 of 1983) Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1988 (32 of 1988) Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 1990 (10 of 1990)
The Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1891 10 1891 14 The Amending Act, 1891 12 1891 15 The Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1894 3 1894 16 The Indian Criminal Law Amendment Act, 1895 3 1895 17 The Indian Penal Code Amendment Act, 1896 6 1896 18 The Indian Penal Code Amendment Act, 1898 4 1898 19 The Currency-Notes Forgery Act, 1899 12 1899 20
The title of two popular Hindi films – Chachi 420 (in English: Trickster Aunt, a 1997 remake of Mrs. Doubtfire) and Shri 420 (in English: Mr. 420, a 1955 film) – are direct references to Section 420 of the IPC.
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 (popularly known as Nirbhaya Act) is an Indian legislation passed by the Lok Sabha on 19 March 2013, and by the Rajya Sabha on 21 March 2013, which provides for amendment of Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act, and Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on laws related to sexual offences.
The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2018, amended the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Indian Evidence Act, 1872, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012. [122] [123] The Act amends the IPC to allow for the death penalty as punishment for rape of girls below the age of 12 years. The deadline for ...