Category: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
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Powers of Superior Officers of Police and Aid to the Magistrates and the Police (Ss. 30-34 BNSS)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > BNSS > Powers of Superior Officers of Police and Aid to the Magistrates and the Police (Ss. 30-34 BNSS) The role and authorities of the police in investigations are pivotal for upholding law and order, ensuring justice, and maintaining public safety. Police officers are entrusted with significant powers under…
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Powers of Courts under BNSS (S. 21 to 29)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > BNSS > Powers of Courts under BNSS (S. 21 to 25) The purpose of criminal justice is to punish the criminal. It is for the State to punish the evildoer. Punishment is necessary for the security of the members of the Society, therefore, one of the prime functions of…
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Courts by which Offences are Triable (Ss. 21 to 23 BNSS)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > BNSS > Courts by which Offences are Triable (Ss. 21 to 23) The term criminal court is not defined in the Sanhita. The Court can be defined as denoting every judge or magistrate lawfully exercising jurisdiction in criminal cases whether for the decision of such cases in the first…
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Public Prosecutor
Law and You >Procedural Laws > BNSS > Public Prosecutor (Ss. 18 to 20 of BNSS) List of Sub-Topics In each state, there are a number of districts. District is governed by the District Magistrate, the District Superintendent of Police and the District and Sessions Judge. The District Magistrate is the chief executive officer of…
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Executive Magistrates under BNSS (Ss. 6, 14 to 17 of BNSS)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > BNSS > Criminal Courts under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (Ss. 6, 14 to 17 of BNSS) List of Sub-Topics: The word ‘Magistrate’ is derived from the Latin ‘Magister’ a medieval title given to a person in authority. A magistrate has been described as a public civil officer invested with…
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Court of Judicial Magistrate (Ss. 6, 9 to 13, 21 and 23)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > BNSS > Court of Judicial Magistrate (Ss. 6, 9 to 13 and 23) List of Sub-Topics Administration of justice is the most important function of the state. For this purpose our constitution has set up a hierarchy of courts. A court is a place where legal trials take place.…
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Court of Session (S. 6 to 8, 21 and 22 of BNSS)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > BNSS > Court of Session (S. 6 to 8, 21 and 22 of BNSS) List of Sub-Topics Administration of justice is the most important function of the state. For this purpose our constitution has set up a hierarchy of courts. A court is a place where legal trials take…
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Criminal Courts under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (S. 6 to 9 and 14 of BNSS)
Law and You >Procedural Laws > BNSS > Criminal Courts under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (Ss. 6 to 9 and 14 of BNSS) List of Sub-Topics: Administration of justice is the most important function of the state. For this purpose our constitution has set up a hierarchy of courts. A court is a place where…
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Bail to Undertrials under S. 479 BNSS (S. 436A CrPC)
Section 479 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 addresses the issue of bail to undertrials who have already undergone detention for a period longer than the maximum sentence they would have received if convicted for the offense they are charged with. List of Sub-Topics: Fundamental rights are the basic rights of the citizens which…
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Bail in Bailable Offences S. 478 BNSS (S. 436 CrPC)
Bail and bail procedures attempt to address some of the issues that arise from this question of what to do with defendants who have been accused of committing an offence but who are awaiting trial and thus still legally innocent. In this article, we shall discuss provision of bail in bailable offences. List of Sub-Topics:…