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Monday, January 26, 2026
TopicBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

Topic: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

‘Principles of natural justice’—Behind HC’s retrospective extension of BNSS pre-cognisance hearing rule

Punjab & Haryana HC held right to hearing as 'among most valued in criminal jurisprudence', allowing BNSS Section 223 to be applied to case filed before 1 July, 2024, when it came into force.

Indore offers Rs 1,000 reward for reporting beggars. FIR against those seeking or giving alms

The initiative follows decision of Indore District Collector Asheesh Singh to invoke Section 163 (1) (2) of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to ban begging in city.

What new criminal law says about forensic evidence & how this could put ‘immense stress’ on labs

Section 176 of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which has replaced Code of Criminal Procedure, mandates forensic testing for offences that carry sentences of more than 7 years.

On Camera

Mark Tully was a colossus on the Indian subcontinent. He had sources at all levels

I was in Islamabad when Mark Tully broke the news of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto being hanged. I held it against him—he could have tipped me off. But he was a journalist before he was a friend.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

Shaurya Chakra for Lt Col who led op to ‘eliminate’ terror leadership along Indo-Myanmar border

President Murmu has also conferred Kirti Chakra on Major Arshdeep Singh of 1 Assam Rifles for eliminating armed cadres when patrol led by him came under fire along Indo-Myanmar Border last May.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.