BNSS, 2023

This category gives the bare text of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. It places each BNSS section beside the matching CrPC provision. The comparison table shows every change in a clear way.

You then get detailed commentary on the section. The notes explain the reform and its impact. They show how preventive steps are taken, investigation, arrest, bail,  trial and appeals now work under the new law. At places I have tried to point out important timelines and safeguards.

Each article brings in case law. It cites recent Supreme Court judgments.
The commentary explains how the Court reads the provision highlighting major trends in criminal procedure. It sets out the settled position of law in simple terms.

A practitioner’s guide follows. It gives useful steps for lawyers, litigant and students. In some articles I have flagged common mistakes. I have also tried to suggest practical best practices wherever I have had personally dealt with cases touching concerned provision. .

FAQs appear at the end. They answer frequent questions in plain language.
The aim is to help readers understand, compare and use every BNSS section with ease. An informed citizenry can fast track the system.

Quashing of Criminal Proceedings by the Delhi High Court: Law, Tests, Landmark Case Laws and Procedure

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Quashing of criminal proceedings by the Delhi High Court under Section 482 CrPC and Section 528 BNSS — grounds, tests and landmark case laws

Quashing of criminal proceedings under Section 482 CrPC and Section 528 BNSS represents one of the most potent supervisory powers exercised by the High Courts. Over the years, the Delhi High Court has evolved a structured jurisprudence—drawing from landmark Supreme Court precedents such as Bhajan Lal, Gian Singh, Neeharika Infrastructure, Parbatbhai Aahir, and Rajiv Thapar—to determine when continuing a criminal case would amount to an abuse of process or a miscarriage of justice.

This article explains the governing legal principles, the tests applied by courts, and the procedural framework followed in Delhi for quashing FIRs, charge‑sheets, and criminal complaints. It also analyses recent trends, including settlement‑based quashing, scrutiny of matrimonial disputes under Section 498A, and the emerging interface between the CrPC and the BNSS. The aim is to provide practitioners with a practical, precedent‑aligned guide to navigating quashing petitions before the Delhi High Court.

Section-514 BNSS – Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 & equivalent Cr.P.C. Section – 468

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Section-514: Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of period of limitation – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Comparison Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 514. Bar to taking cognizance after lapse of period of limitation.—(1) Except as otherwise providedin this Sanhita, no Court shall take … Read more

Section-513 BNSS – Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 & equivalent Cr.P.C. Section

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Section-513: Definitions – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 513. Definitions.—For the purposes of this Chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “period of limitation” means the period specified in section 514 for taking cognizance of an offence. 467. Definitions.—For the … Read more

Section-512 BNSS – Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 & equivalent Cr.P.C. Section

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Section-512: Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 512. Defect or error not to make attachment unlawful.—No attachment made under this Sanhita shall be deemed unlawful, nor shall any person making the … Read more

Section-511 BNSS – Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 & equivalent Cr.P.C. Section

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Section-511: Finding or sentence when reversible by reason of error, omission or irregularity – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 511. Finding or sentence when reversible by reason of error, omission or irregularity.—(1) Subject to the provisions hereinbefore contained, no … Read more

Section-510 BNSS – Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 & equivalent Cr.P.C. Section

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Section-510: Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 510. Effect of omission to frame, or absence of, or error in, charge.—(1) No finding, sentence ororder by a Court … Read more

Section-509 BNSS – Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 & equivalent Cr.P.C. Section

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Section-509: Non-compliance with provisions of section 183 or section 316 – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 509. Non-compliance with provisions of section 183 or section 316.—(1) If any Court before whicha confession or other statement of an accused person … Read more

Section-508 BNSS – Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 & equivalent Cr.P.C. Section

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Section-508: Proceedings in wrong place – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 508. Proceedings in wrong place.—No finding, sentence or order of any Criminal Court shall be set aside merely on the ground that the inquiry, trial or other proceedings … Read more

Section-507 BNSS – Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 & equivalent Cr.P.C. Section

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Section-507: Irregularities which vitiate proceedings – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 507. Irregularities which vitiate proceedings.—If any Magistrate, not being empowered by law inthis behalf, does any of the following things, namely:—(a) attaches and sells property under section 85;(b) … Read more

Section-506 BNSS – Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 & equivalent Cr.P.C. Section

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Section-506: Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 506. Irregularities which do not vitiate proceedings.—If any Magistrate not empowered by law to do any of the following things, namely:—(a) to issue a search-warrant under … Read more

Section-505 BNSS – Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 & equivalent Cr.P.C. Section

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Section-505: Power to sell perishable property – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 505. Power to sell perishable property.—If the person entitled to the possession of such property is unknown or absent and the property is subject to speedy and … Read more

Section-504 BNSS – Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 & equivalent Cr.P.C. Section

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Section-504: Procedure where no claimant appears within six months – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 504. Procedure where no claimant appears within six months.—(1) If no person within such periodestablishes his claim to such property, and if the person … Read more