BNSS

Supreme Court holds Section 197 CrPC sanction bites only at the cognizance stage, not when a Magistrate orders police officials' FIR registered under Section 156(3).

Bombay High Court orders the CBI to register an FIR and probe Disha Salian's 2020 death, applying the Lalita Kumari mandatory-FIR doctrine six years after a closure report was accepted.

The Supreme Court in Sujal Vishwas Attavar v. State of Maharashtra reaffirmed that Article 226 FIR registration remedies are extraordinary in nature and cannot ordinarily bypass statutory procedures under the BNSS. The judgment strengthens the principle that litigants must exhaust alternative remedies before invoking writ jurisdiction.

India's criminal justice system is living through its most significant procedural reform in over 150 years. The BNS, BNSS, and BSA replaced the IPC, CrPC, and Indian Evidence Act on July 1, 2024 — but nearly a year into implementation, the real story is in the gaps, the conflicts, and the emerging court decisions that practicing lawyers must track every quarter to stay ahead.

India's new criminal laws have rewritten how lawyers file, argue, and strategize in court. This guide explains how to draft accurate legal briefs using AI tools while navigating the five most important procedural changes under BNSS.

In a significant shift for criminal procedure, the Supreme Court has signaled its support for the BNSS preliminary inquiry mandate, noting that the previous mandatory FIR registration rule under Lalita Kumari was frequently misused and overburdened the legal system.

The Supreme Court holds that Section 175 BNSS public servant investigation is not automatic and must follow affidavit requirements, supervisory reports, and structured magisterial discretion.

The Union government will showcase India’s new criminal justice codes through a Republic Day tableau, highlighting the nationwide rollout of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita framework and its technology-driven vision for criminal law reform.

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