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Between Security and Liberty: Analysing the Expanded Police Custody Framework Untold in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Published On: August 18, 2026 Authored By: Devesh Kumar Amity Law School, Amity University   Introduction The replacement of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC) with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) marks one of the most significant procedural reforms in India’s criminal justice system since independence. While much public discussion surrounding the […]

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Does a Woman’s Consent End At The Altar? : The Exception Of Marital Rape, The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, and India’s Unfinished Constitutional Reckoning

Published On: June 04, 2026 Authored By: Priyam Pratik Faculty of Law, University of Allahabad Abstract On 10 February 2025, the Chhattisgarh High Court in Gorakhnath Sharma v. State of Chhattisgarh[1] acquitted a man whose wife died from the injuries he had inflicted on her through forced sexual violence. She had identified him by name

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Modernization of Criminal Law in India: A Study of Legislative Reforms, Landmark Judgements, and Procedural Changes with Special Reference to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Authored By: Parul Raj Amity University Jharkhand Abstract India has recently embarked on a historic transformation of its criminal laws and justice system through legislative reforms, landmark judicial decisions, and the modernisation of procedural laws, with the overarching aim of superseding the colonial-era legal legacy and moving towards a framework that reflects contemporary Indian realities.[1]

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HOW THE BNS COMPELS A FUNDAMENTAL RE-EVALUATION OF CRIMINAL ACT, INTENT AND IMPUTATION OF LIABILITY TO CORPORATIONS WHEN THE PERPETRATOR IS AN ALGORITHM

Published On: December 3rd 2025 Authored By: Akshat Pugalia National Law University, Odisha INTRODUCTION The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has reshaped the operations of individuals, companies, and states, and almost all domains have been impacted. Over the last few years, AI systems have started to make decisions and take actions, which was only done

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The Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023: Evaluating Its Impact on Police and Procedural Reforms

Published On: October 7th 2025 AUTHORED BY: GANGARAPU CHETHANA SREE VIT-AP UNIVERSITY Abstract The Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, marks a transformative shift in India’s criminal justice system, replacing the colonial Indian Penal Code (IPC) of 1860. Enacted alongside the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), effective from July 1, 2024,

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