Legal Dictionary

Meanings of Indian legal terms, abbreviations and designations in simple English.

3 terms

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha SanhitaBNSSLegislationThe BNSS sets out the procedure for criminal cases: how an FIR is recorded, how police investigate, how arrest and bail work, and how trials and appeals run. It replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
Bharatiya Nyaya SanhitaBNSLegislationThe BNS is India's main criminal law. It lists offences such as murder, theft and cheating and sets their punishments. It replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for offences committed on or after 1 July 2024.
Bharatiya Sakshya AdhiniyamBSALegislationThe BSA is the law of evidence: it decides what a court may accept as proof and how. It expressly covers electronic records. It replaced the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

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