Plain English Explanation
The BNSS is the new law that replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) 1973. It came into force on 1 July 2024. It applies throughout India, including the Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. Apart from the chapters on security for keeping the peace, public order and preventive action by the police, it does not apply to Nagaland or certain tribal areas unless the State Government extends it by notification.
Legal Text
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 1
(1) This Act may be called the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.
(2) The provisions of this Sanhita, other than those relating to Chapters IX, XI and XII thereof, shall not apply— (a) to the State of Nagaland; (b) to the tribal areas, but the concerned State Government may, by notification, apply such provisions or any of them to the whole or part of the State of Nagaland or such tribal areas, as the case may be, with such supplemental, incidental or consequential modifications, as may be specified in the notification.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Sanhita.
Keywords
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