Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 is one of the newest legislations that came into existence by replacing the Indian Penal Code of 1860. On 11th of August, Ministry of Home Affairs has introduced the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill in the Lok Sabha (Lower House) that finally passed by Lok Sabha on ... Read More

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill that was primarily introduced on 11th of August, 2023, finally became full-fledged law, as the President signed (the bill) on 25th of December, 2023. The BNS, which is thoroughly revised form of existing Indian Penal Code of 1860, has deleted some of the non-relevant ... Read More

Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), which has been finally assented by the President of India on 25th of December, is the modern law of evidence. The BSA has now replaced the existing Indian Evidence Act of 1872. The BSA has been legislated with the objectives to simplify, consolidate, and make it ... Read More

The Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 that regulated the procedure of arrest, bail, prosecution, trail, and delivery of judgement, now has been replaced by “Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. On 25th December, 2023, the President of India assented the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill and resultantly, it became the law. Now, all ... Read More

The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam that has been finally assented by the President of India on 25th of December, 2023, has become a new evidence law by replacing the existing Indian Evidence Act of 1872. It is thoroughly revised and consolidated with the objective to resolve the issues and concerns largely ... Read More

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita that has been finally assented by the President of India on 25th of December, 2023, has become a new criminal (procedural) law by replacing the existing Criminal Procedure Code of 1973. It is thoroughly revised and consolidated with the objective to resolve the issues and ... Read More

Till the date 25th of December, 2023, Indian Judiciary had been following the colonial-era Indian Penal Code (IPC), which was enacted by the British government in 1860. But the Parliament has passed the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and subsequently enacted in 2023 and replaced the Indian Penal Code of 1860. ... Read More

On August 10, 2023, the Ministry of Home Affairs has introduced Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill (and finally assented on 25th of December, 2023) to replace the existing Indian Penal Code of 1860. While introducing the Bill in Lok Sabha, Amit Shah, the Union Home Minister, said that the existing criminal ... Read More

In the field of litigation, the advocates’ role is indispensable and hence, the question of their fees is equally important. Advocates’ fees maintain balance between the sustaining a livelihood (for advocates) and access to justice for their clients. Legal Practioners Act, 1879 and the Advocates Act, 1961 that govern the ... Read More

In any legal system, the attorney-client or advocate-client relationship is the foundational aspect that predominantly runs the whole machinery of legal profession. In this relationship, clients meet and hire advocates to represent them and their case inside the court. This unique relationship is established to provide legal representation, legal counseling, ... Read More