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Arrest Discretion Under BNSS: Why the Supreme Court's "Fresh Materials" Carve-Out May Undermine the Safeguards It Just Affirmed

The Supreme Court's Balancing Act on Section 35 BNSS The Supreme Court's latest pronouncement on arrest safeguards under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) presents a familiar pattern in Indian criminal jurisprudence: two steps forwa...

17 Oct 2026BNSS, Section 35
Criminal LawLegal News

BNSS in Action: Supreme Court Curbs Arbitrary Bail Conditions While High Courts Crack Down on False FIRs

The 2026 Criminal Digest: Courts Draw a Line in the Sand Under the New Codes If the first half of 2026 has taught criminal law practitioners anything, it is that the transition from the CrPC and IPC to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) an...

20 Aug 2026BNSS, BNS
Criminal LawLegal News

The BNSS Bites Back: Supreme Court Weaponizes Section 35 Against Mechanical Arrests While Allahabad HC Docks Magistrates’ Pay

The Era of the Sanhitas: Two Years In, The Judiciary Pushes Back As we cross the two-year mark since the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) replaced our colonial-era criminal statutes in July 2024, the dust ha...

21 Jul 2026BNSS, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
Criminal LawLegal News

The End of Trigger-Happy Arrests? SC Strictness on BNSS Section 35 Meets Allahabad HC's ₹25,000/Day Penalty for Magistrates

The Judicial Pushback Against the BNSS Police Machinery When the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) replaced the CrPC, the defense bar braced for a draconian era of expanded police powers and extended remands. However, the jurisprudence emergi...

20 Jul 2026BNSS, BNS
Criminal LawLegal News

The Honeymoon is Over: Supreme Court and High Courts Draw Blood Over BNSS Police Overreach

The Judiciary Strikes Back Against Executive Overreach When the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), the defense bar held its collective breath. The fear was palpable: would the new code embolden p...

19 Jul 2026Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, BNSS
Criminal LawCase Analysis

Firing Blanks in the High Court: Why Screaming "Murder" Isn't Enough to Cancel Anticipatory Bail Under the BNSS

The Hook: The Epidemic of Frivolous Bail Cancellations If there is one thing that clogs the dockets of our High Courts more than anything else, it is the bruised ego of a complainant. We are now well into the era of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha San...

9 Jul 2026BNSS, Section 483(3) BNSS
Constitutional LawCase Analysis

Judicial Rebellion? Allahabad HC Declares Supreme Court's "Prabir Purkayastha" & "Pankaj Bansal" Judgments Per Incuriam in Habeas Corpus Row

The Hook: A High Court Draws a Line in the Sand Against the Supreme Court If you have been practicing criminal law over the last two years, you know that the Supreme Court’s rulings in Pankaj Bansal and Prabir Purkayastha have been the golden tickets...

29 May 2026Habeas Corpus, Article 22
Criminal LawLegal News

Kundli Mismatches and Section 69 BNS: Why the New "False Promise" Jurisprudence is a Minefield for Defense Counsel

The Ghost of Section 90 IPC Haunts the BNS When the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) replaced the Indian Penal Code, one of the most debated additions was Section 69 , which explicitly criminalized sexual intercourse by employing deceitful means o...

20 Apr 2026Section 69 BNS, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

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