This book is a comprehensive and student-friendly guide to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), which replaces the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Authored by experienced judicial officers, it presents the law in a clear, structured, and exam-oriented manner.
The text systematically covers the entire procedural framework of criminal law—ranging from investigation, arrest, and trial procedures to bail, appeals, and execution of sentences. Each chapter simplifies complex legal provisions with precise explanations, relevant case laws, comparative tables, and practical insights. The book also includes key definitions, procedural distinctions, and important timelines to aid quick revision.
Designed for law students, judiciary aspirants, and legal professionals, this textbook serves as a reliable resource for both conceptual clarity and practical understanding of criminal procedure
Contents
- Preliminary
- Definitions
- Constitution of Criminal Courts & Offices
- Power of Courts
- Arrest
- Process to Compel Appearance
- Process to Compel Production of Things
- Maintenance of Wives, Children and Parents
- Information to Police and their Powers to Investigate
- Jurisdiction of Criminal Courts in Inquiries and Trials
- Cognizance and restrictions in taking cognizance
- Complaints to Magistrate
- Commencement of Proceedings before Magistrate
- Charge
- Trial before Court of Session
- Trial of Warrant Cases by Magistrate
- Trial of Summons Cases by Magistrate
- Summary Trial
- Plea Bargaining
- General Provisions as to Inquiries and Trials
- The Judgment
- Appeal
- Reference and Revision
- Execution of Sentences
- Bail and Bonds
- Miscellaneous
- Important Timelines in Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
