New Criminal Major Acts

New Criminal Major Acts is a fully updated and meticulously structured compendium that brings together India's three newly enacted criminal laws—the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 (BSA)—enforced with effect from 1^st July 2024 This Edition is specially designed to help readers transition seamlessly from the repealed IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act to the new regime through side-by-side comparative study, provision-wise mapping, editorial notes, and legislative concordance tables. It serves as an authoritative reference for understanding India's most significant criminal law reform in more than 160 years, presenting the latest statutory text as amended up to date, along with essential comparative insights for interpretation, practice, and academic use.

This book is intended for the following audience:

• Judges, Magistrates & Judicial Officers interpreting and applying the new criminal statutes in courts
• Criminal Law Practitioners, Advocates & Legal Consultants handling investigation, trial, bail, evidence, and appeals
• Police Officers, Investigators & Prosecution Departments requiring clarity on changes in procedure, powers, and definitions
• Law Teachers, Researchers & Academicians analysing the shift from colonial-era laws to modernised codes
• Law Students & Bar Exam Aspirants (AIBE/Judicial Services) needing a structured comparative resource
• Policy Analysts, Think Tanks & Government Institutions studying criminal justice reforms in India
• Division One – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 (BNS)
• Division Two – Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 (BNSS)
• Division Three – Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 (BSA)