{"product_id":"new-criminal-major-acts-book-by-taxmann","title":"New Criminal Major Acts - Book By Taxmann","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew Criminal Major Acts - Book By Taxmann\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition : \u003c\/strong\u003e2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNew 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\u003csup\u003est\u003c\/sup\u003e July 2024 This Edition is specially designed to help readers transition seamlessly from the repealed IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act to the new regime through side-by-side comparative study, provision-wise mapping, editorial notes, and legislative concordance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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is intended for the following audience:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJudges, Magistrates \u0026amp; Judicial Officers\u003c\/strong\u003e interpreting and applying the new criminal statutes in courts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCriminal Law Practitioners, Advocates \u0026amp; Legal Consultants\u003c\/strong\u003e handling investigation, trial, bail, evidence, and appeals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePolice Officers, Investigators \u0026amp; Prosecution Departments\u003c\/strong\u003e requiring clarity on changes in procedure, powers, and definitions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLaw Teachers, Researchers \u0026amp; Academicians \u003c\/strong\u003eanalysing the shift from colonial-era laws to modernised codes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLaw Students \u0026amp; Bar Exam Aspirants\u003c\/strong\u003e (AIBE\/Judicial Services) needing a structured comparative resource\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePolicy Analysts, Think Tanks \u0026amp; Government Institutions \u003c\/strong\u003estudying criminal justice reforms in India\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Present Publication is the 2026 Edition, authored\/edited by Taxmann's Editorial Board, with the following noteworthy features, division-wise:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e[\u003cstrong\u003eFull Text of All Three New Codes with Legislative Material\u003c\/strong\u003e] Each code is reproduced along with its Arrangement of Sections, Statement of Objects and Reasons, Notes on Clauses, and a concise digest of the relevant Parliamentary Standing Committee Report 'at a glance', plus the Lok Sabha speech of the Home Minister delivered during passage of the Bills. This gives the reader both bare text and legislative context in one place\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e[\u003cstrong\u003eSection-wise Concordance Between Old and New Laws\u003c\/strong\u003e] For BNS, tables show:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"circle\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIPC → corresponding BNS sections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBNS → corresponding IPC sections\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew sections introduced in BNS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIPC sections repealed by BNS\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimilarly, for BNSS and BSA, dual-direction tables are mapping CrPC and Evidence sections to their new equivalents, along with lists of new and repealed sections. These concordance tools make it possible to move from an old reference to the new provision at a glance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e[\u003cstrong\u003eSection Keys and Alphabetical Keys\u003c\/strong\u003e] A Section Key for each code (BNS, BNSS, BSA) lists important topics (e.g., culpable homicide, cyber-offences, trafficking, organised crime, electoral offences, offences against the State, public order, public servants, economic offences). It links them to section numbers in both the old and new laws. Alphabetical keys to the comparative study further systematise this information and are particularly useful for exam preparation and quick referencing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e[\u003cstrong\u003eComparative Study Chapters\u003c\/strong\u003e] Separate Comparative Study segments examine BNS vs. IPC, BNSS vs. CrPC, and BSA vs. the Evidence Act. These chapters discuss:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"circle\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNewly defined concepts (e.g. child, transgender, organised crime, terrorist act, community service, snatching, mob lynching)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChanges in definitions (e.g.' movable property', 'gender', 'public servant', 'life imprisonment')\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnhanced punishments, new minimum sentences and community service as an added form of punishment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmitted offences (e.g. sedition, adultery, attempt to commit suicide, 'unnatural offences') and how they are replaced or reconceptualised under the new framework\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e[\u003cstrong\u003eGuide to Punishment for Offences under BNS\u003c\/strong\u003e] A dedicated 'Guide to Punishment' provides a tabular summary of BNS offences with columns for section, nature of offence, punishment, cognizability, bailability and court of trial. This works as a ready reckoner for drafting FIRs, charges, bail applications and sentencing submissions, and for teaching or exam revision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e[\u003cstrong\u003eExtensive Annexures \u0026amp; Allied Materials\u003c\/strong\u003e] The BNSS division is supplemented with allied rules and schemes, such as:\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"circle\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelhi BNSS (Arrest Information) Rules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelhi BNSS (Service of Summons) Rules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelhi BNSS (First Information Report) Rules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNon-Cognisable Offence Report Rules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDetailed procedures on investigation, final report, prosecution of judges and public servants\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRules on electronic evidence, video-conferencing and identification of case property\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDelhi Witness Protection Scheme\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThese annexures transform the book into a working manual for criminal procedure in the post-BNSS era\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e[\u003cstrong\u003eSubject Indices \u0026amp; Cross-Referencing Aids\u003c\/strong\u003e] Each division ends with a detailed Subject Index, allowing concept-driven access (e.g., 'bail', 'electronic record', 'organised crime', 'terrorism', 'witness protection', 'community service'). Combined with the concordance tables and section keys, this dramatically reduces research time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe coverage of the book is as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDivision One – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 (BNS)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"circle\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcordance \u0026amp; Keys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"square\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes tables mapping IPC ↔ BNS, highlighting new insertions (organised crime, terrorist act, petty organised crime, snatching, mob lynching) and identifying repealed IPC provisions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection Key \u0026amp; Alphabetical Key\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"square\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides subject-wise grouping of offences (human body, property, State, public order, public servants, elections) with old–new mapping, along with an alphabetical key for quick topic-based navigation (e.g., dowry death, rape, defamation, trafficking)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComparative Study \u0026amp; Guide to Punishments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"square\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSummarises significant conceptual changes, including revised sentencing (life imprisonment as natural life), introduction of community service, enhanced penalties for sexual\/trafficking offences, and replacement of sedition. A detailed punishment guide lists offence-wise punishment, cognizability, bailability and the trial court\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStatutory Text \u0026amp; Legislative Material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"square\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReproduces the full BNS text with arrangement of sections, Statement of Objects \u0026amp; Reasons, Notes on Clauses, the 246th Parliamentary Standing Committee Report (summary), and the Lok Sabha speech, providing legislative context\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDivision Two – Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 (BNSS)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"circle\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcordance \u0026amp; Keys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"square\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffers CrPC ↔ BNSS mapping, identifying new and repealed provisions, supported by section keys and alphabetical keys for locating themes such as arrest, investigation, charge-sheets, e-processes, plea bargaining and victim participation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComparative Study \u0026amp; Core Procedural Reforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"square\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplains key procedural reforms—community service, e-FIR and electronic summons, video-conferencing, time-bound investigation and trial, property attachment, and strengthened victim\/witness protection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eText, Notes \u0026amp; Reports\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"square\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIncludes full BNSS text with arrangement of sections, Statement of Objects \u0026amp; Reasons, Notes on Clauses, and the 247th Standing Committee Report (at a glance), plus the ministerial speech\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnnexures \u0026amp; Allied Rules\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"square\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContains Delhi BNSS Rules on arrest, summons, FIR, non-cognisable reports, community service, prosecutors, witness protection, identification of case property, and electronic evidence\/video-conferencing, serving as a model framework for agencies nationwide\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDivision Three – Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 (BSA)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"circle\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConcordance Tables \u0026amp; New Sections List\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"square\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaps Evidence Act ↔ BSA and lists newly introduced and repealed provisions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSection Key \u0026amp; Comparative Study\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"square\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplains modernised evidentiary principles—electronic\/digital records, presumptions for electronic evidence, updated definition of 'document', and streamlined rules on relevancy and admissibility\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull Text with Legislative Material\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"square\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReproduces the complete BSA text along with the Statement of Objects \u0026amp; Reasons, Notes on Clauses, the 248th Standing Committee Report summary, and the ministerial speech\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubject Index\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"square\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEnables quick access to topics such as confessions, expert evidence, electronic records, presumptions, burden of proof and documentary evidence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe structure of the book is as follows:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart I | New Statutory Text\u003c\/strong\u003e – Each of the three new criminal laws presented with full text, formatting, and updated amendments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart II | Side-by-Side Comparative Tables\u003c\/strong\u003e – Old laws (IPC\/CrPC\/Evidence Act) aligned next to the corresponding provisions of BNS\/BNSS\/BSA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart III | Editorial Analysis\u003c\/strong\u003e – Notes explaining significant reforms, legislative intent, reclassification of offences, procedural innovations, and evidentiary reforms\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePart IV | Reference Aids\u003c\/strong\u003e – Concordance charts, quick-reference tables, procedural timelines, and classification notes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Taxmann","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40803339665489,"sku":"9789371263870","price":547.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5534\/5745\/files\/1763447532878_1_9789371263870_-Detail-Page-_1.jpg?v=1763468164","url":"https:\/\/buytestseries.in\/products\/new-criminal-major-acts-book-by-taxmann","provider":"BuyTestSeries.in","version":"1.0","type":"link"}