This comprehensive handbook helps readers navigate the monumental transition in the Indian legal framework from their former to contemporary counterparts. It presents a thorough, in-depth analysis of the transformative changes in India's new criminal laws.

This book is designed for legal professionals, students, and anyone interested in Indian criminal law, presenting an invaluable tool for navigating and comprehending the significant legal shifts encapsulated.

The Present Publication is the Latest July 2024 edition, authored by Taxmann's Editorial Board, with the following noteworthy features:

• [In-Depth Analysis] The book scrutinises the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), offering a detailed understanding of these laws

• [Eight Detailed Divisions] It includes comprehensive guides to these laws, explaining changes, new provisions, and concepts. Additional divisions cover punishments under BNS, section keys for comparative analysis with old laws, and tables correlating sections of old and new laws

• [Comparative Study] A subject-wise comparison elucidates the modifications and new concepts introduced, contrasting old and new laws

• [Subject Index] This feature facilitates easy navigation, allowing readers to cross-reference sections of old and new laws based on subjects and keywords

• [Guide to Punishments] This section provides a quick reference for understanding the implications of offences, including details like punishment, bailability, and cognizability

• [Tables of Corresponding Sections] These tables offer a side-by-side view of the sections and headings of old laws and their counterparts in the new laws

The structure of the book is as follows:

• An extensive guide to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, elucidating the alterations from the old criminal law and new concepts within BNS along with an alphabetical key for changes made and concepts introduced

• A comprehensive guide to Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, highlighting changes from the old criminal law and new ideas in BNSS along with an alphabetical key for changes made and concepts introduced

• An insightful guide to Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, detailing modifications and new concepts from the preceding law along with an alphabetical key for changes made and concepts introduced

• An analysis of punishments for offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

• A section key for correlating provisions of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, with the Indian Penal Code, 1860

• A section key for linking Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, with the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

• A section key for Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872

• A table juxtaposing sections of the old and new criminal laws