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Introduction
An overview of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS)
Chapter I: Preliminary (Ss. 1 to 5)
Chapter II: Constitution of Criminal Courts and Offices (Ss. 6 to 20)
- Constitution of Criminal Courts, Brief Idea (Ss. 6 to 9 and 14)
- Court of Sessions (Ss. 6 to 8, 21 and 22)
- Court of Judicial Magistrate (Ss. 6, 9 to 13, 21 and 23)
- Executive Magistrate (Ss. 14 to 17)
- Public Prosecutor (Ss. 18 to 20)
Chapter III: Power of Courts
- Powers of Courts (S. 21 to 29)
- Courts by which Offences are Triable and Sentencing Power (Ss. 21 to 23)
Chapter IV: Powers of Superior Officers of Police and Aid to the Magistrates and the Police
Chapter V: Arrest of Persons
- Arrest of a Person Without Warrant (Ss. 35 and 39 to 42)
- Guidelines for Arrest of Persons (D K Basu Case)
- Procedure of Arrest under BNSS (Ss. 36- 37, 43 – 46, 49-54, 60-62)
- Rights of Arrested Persons (Ss. 38, 47-48, 55-59)
Chapter VI: Processes to Compel Appearance
- Summons and Its Service (S. 63 to 71)
- Warrant of Arrest (Ss. 72 to 83)
- Proclamation and attachment (Ss. 84-89)
- Other rules regarding processes (Ss. 90-93)
Chapter VII: Processes to Compel the Production of Things
- Summons to Produce (Ss. 94 and 95)
- Search Warrants (Ss. 96 to 101)
- General Provisions Relating to Searches (Ss. 44, 102 to 104)
- Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to Searches (Ss. 105 to 109)
- Reciprocal Arrangements Regarding Processes (S. 110)
Chapter IX Security for Keeping the Peace and for Good Behaviour
- Security for Keeping Peace on Conviction (S. 125)
- Security for Keeping Peace in Other Cases (S. 126)
- Security for Good Behaviour (Ss. 127 to 129)
- Order for Security for Keeping the Peace and for Good Behaviour (Ss. 130 to 143 BNSS)
Chapter XI: Maintenance of Public Order and Tranquillity
- Dealing Unlawful Assemblies (Ss. 148 to 151 of BNSS)
- Dealing with Public Nuisance (Ss. 152 to 162)
- Dealing with Urgent Cases of Nuisance or Apprehended Danger (S. 163)
- Dealing with Disputes as to Immovable Property (Ss. 164 to 167)
Chapter XII: Preventive Action of Police
Chapter XIII Information to the Police ad Their Powers to Investigate
- First Information Report FIR (S. 173)
- Powers of Police with Respect to Non-Cognizable Offences (S. 174)
- Police Officer’s Power to Investigate Cognizable Case (S. 175)
Trials
- Committal of Cases to the Court of Session (Ss. 210, 213, 230, 231, and 232 BNSS)
- Criminal Charge under BNSS (S. 234 to 247)
- Trial before a Court of Session (Ss. 248 to 260)
- Trial of Warrant Cases by Magistrate Instituted On a Police Report (Ss. 261 to 266, 271)
- Trial of Summons Cases by Magistrates (Ss. 274 to 282)
- Summary Trials (Ss. 283 to 288)
Chapter XXIII Plea Bargaining
Chapter XXIV Attendance of Persons Confined or Detained in Prisons
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