Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita | |
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Parliament of India | |
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Citation | Bill No. 122 of 2023 |
Territorial extent | India |
Passed by | Lok Sabha |
Passed | 20 December 2023 |
Passed by | Rajya Sabha |
Passed | 21 December 2023 |
Assented to by | President of India |
Assented to | 25 December 2023 |
Legislative history | |
First chamber: Lok Sabha | |
Bill title | The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023 |
Introduced by | Home Minister, Amit Shah |
Introduced | 12 December 2023 |
Committee responsible | Scrutiny Panel of the Parliament |
Passed | 20 December 2023 |
Voting summary |
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Second chamber: Rajya Sabha | |
Bill title | The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023 |
Received from the Lok Sabha | 20 December 2023 |
Member(s) in charge | Home Minister, Amit Shah |
Passed with amendments | 21 December 2023 |
Voting summary |
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Final stages | |
Finally passed both chambers | 21 December 2023 |
Repeals | |
Criminal Procedure Code | |
Related legislation | |
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Act, 2023 | |
Status: Unknown |
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita ( IAST: Bhāratīya Nāgarik Surakśa Saṃhitā; lit. 'Indian Civil Protection Code'), is the main legislation on procedure for administration of substantive criminal law in India. [1] [2] [3]
On 11 August 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, 2023 was introduced by Amit Shah, Minister of Home Affairs, in Lok Sabha. [4] [5] [6]
On 12 December 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, 2023 was withdrawn.
On 12 December 2023-2024, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita Bill, 2023 was introduced in Lok Sabha. [7]
On 20 December 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita Bill, 2023 was passed in Lok Sabha. [8]
On 21 December 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita Bill, 2023 was passed in Rajya Sabha.
On 25 December 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita Bill, 2023 has received the assent of the President of India. [9]
The BNSS makes a number of changes to the CrPC, including:
The following are some of the key changes made in the BNSS: