Since 1 July 2024, criminal cases are governed by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA). Offences committed earlier are generally still governed by the IPC, and proceedings pending on that date continue under the CrPC. Getting the right law and the right section matters from the very first application.
Matters handled
- Regular bail (BNSS s.480 and s.483) and anticipatory bail (BNSS s.482)
- Quashing of FIRs and criminal proceedings before the High Court (BNSS s.528, earlier CrPC s.482)
- Trials before Magistrates and Sessions Courts, revisions and appeals
- Cheque dishonour complaints and defence under s.138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act
- Matrimonial offences — cruelty (BNS s.85/86, earlier IPC 498A) and dowry-related cases
- Cheating, criminal breach of trust and forgery (BNS s.318, s.316, s.336–340)
- Complaints where the police do not register an FIR, including e-FIR and Zero FIR under BNSS s.173
If you have been arrested or summoned
You have the right to be told the grounds of arrest (BNSS s.47), to have a relative or friend informed (s.48), to meet an advocate during interrogation (s.38) and to be produced before a Magistrate within 24 hours (s.58). Use the IPC → BNS converter to find the new section for an old IPC or CrPC provision.
