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Wednesday, July 1, 2026
TopicBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

Topic: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

2 yrs of BNS & BNSS: Police probes 25% quicker, spurt in Zero FIRs under new criminal laws

Government officials say Haryana, Goa, Assam, Chandigarh and Punjab have emerged as the best-performing states and Union Territories in implementing the new framework.

‘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

Why India’s private sector banks prefer retired civil servants to head their boards

While HDFC Bank plans to appoint Rajiv Kumar as its part-time chairman, two other banks, ICICI and Kotak Mahindra, also have retired IAS officers as their part-time non-executive chairmen.

The real danger of these hot new derivatives is being ignored

Letting traders borrow too much money on volatile crypto assets increases the risk of automatic sell-offs and heavy losses.

General Dhiraj Seth, the ‘tankman’, takes over as Army chief. A modernisation challenge awaits

Gen Seth is regarded as an officer who is very focused on modernisation & analysing latest trends in military warfare globally and in the immediate region.

Publisher ban on Sacco’s brilliant Muzaffarnagar riot comic is a cynical joke on India’s freedoms

Sacco’s ‘reporting’ is incredibly granular but there are areas where he can be faulted. Don’t let this undermine where his true focus is, in showing how local disputes led to riots.