Category: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
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Urgent Cases of Nuisance or Apprehended Danger (S. 163 BNSS)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > BNSS > Urgent Cases of Nuisance or Apprehended Danger (S. 163 BNSS) Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) is one of the most significant provisions empowering the State to maintain public order and tranquillity. It authorizes a District Magistrate, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, or other empowered Executive…
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Conditional Order for Removal of Nuisance (S. 152 to 162 BNSS)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > BNSS > Conditional Order for Removal of Nuisance (S. 152 to 162 BNSS) Nuisance could be defined as unlawful interference in the peaceful enjoyment of one’s property, or any right associated with it. Nuisances may be divided into two main headings namely, (i) private nuisances and (ii) public nuisances.…
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Order for Security for Keeping the Peace and for Good Behaviour (Ss. 130 to 143 BNSS)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > BNSS > Order for Security for Keeping the Peace and for Good Behaviour (Ss. 130 to 143 BNSS) In any society governed by the rule of law, maintaining public order and ensuring individual safety are paramount. One of the preventive legal measures available within the criminal justice system is…
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Reciprocal Arrangements Regarding Processes (S. 110 BNSS)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > BNSS > Reciprocal Arrangements Regarding Processes (S. 110 BNSS) With the enactment of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, India has sought to modernize its criminal procedure framework while preserving key structural elements of the earlier Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973. Among the important areas covered by…
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Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Searches (Ss. 105 to 109 BNSS)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > BNSS > Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Searches (Ss. 105 to 109 BNSS) Search and seizure is also a significant stage in the process of effective investigation. In the investigation process, “search” means looking into an individual or their property to find evidence, while “seizure” means taking possession of that…
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General Provisions Relating to Searches (Ss. 44, 102 to 104 BNSS)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > BNSS > General Provisions Relating to Searches (Ss. 44, 102 to 104 BNSS) Search and seizure is also a significant stage in the process of effective investigation. In the investigation process, “search” means looking into an individual or their property to find evidence, while “seizure” means taking possession of…
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An overview of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > BNSS > An overview of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) The Indian Penal Code of 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act of 1872 formed the bedrock of India’s criminal justice system. These statutes comprehensively defined offenses, prescribed punishments, outlined legal…
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Security for Good Behaviour (Ss. 127 to 129 BNSS)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > BNSS > Security for Keeping Peace in Other Cases (S. 126 BNSS) Section 127, 128 and 129 of the BNSS corresponding to Sections 108, 109 and 110 of CrPC provide for taking security for good behaviour from certain groups of persons such as person disseminating seditious matters or matters…
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Security for Keeping Peace in Other Cases (S. 126 BNSS)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > BNSS > SSecurity for Keeping Peace in Other Cases (S. 126 BNSS) The chapter contemplates two kinds of securities i.e. security for keeping peace on conviction and in other cases and secondly security for good behaviour. It would be worthwhile to mention that the term ‘breach of peace’ has…
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Security for Keeping Peace on Conviction (S. 125 BNSS)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > BNSS > Security for Keeping Peace on Conviction (S. 125 BNSS) The chapter contemplates two kinds of securities i.e. security for keeping peace on conviction and in other cases and secondly security for good behaviour. It would be worthwhile to mention that the term ‘breach of peace’ has no…