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Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, in its basic form, is the main legislation on procedure for administration of criminal law in India. It describes the procedure for the machinery for the investigation of crime , apprehension of suspected criminals , collection of evidence, determination of guilt or innocence of the accused person and the ...
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013 (popularly known as Nirbhaya Act) is an Indian legislation passed by the Lok Sabha on 19 March 2013, and by the Rajya Sabha on 21 March 2013, which provides for amendment of Indian Penal Code, Indian Evidence Act, and Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 on laws related to sexual offences.
The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Act, 2005 25 2005 74 The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2005 2 2006 75 The Information Technology (Amendment) Act, 2008: 10 2009 76 The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013: 13 2013 77 The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018 22 2018 78 The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019: 34 2019
The American Model Penal Code defines the purpose of criminal law as: to prevent any conduct that cause or may cause harm to people or society, to enact public order, to define what acts are criminal, to inform the public what acts constitute crimes, and to distinguish a minor from a serious offense. [2]
Provision for offence for acts endangering ‘sovereignty or unity and integrity of India’, is ambiguous, with the potential to curtail freedom of speech or to stifle dissent. [ 7 ] [ 10 ] Assistant professor Faisal Fasih from West Bengal National University of Juridical Sciences argued that Extensive power is given to the state or the police.
Consolidating and simplifying the law: The BNSS consolidates and simplifies the law by repealing and amending a number of provisions of the CrPC. [ 14 ] Strengthening the rights of the accused : The BNSS strengthens the rights of the accused by providing for safeguards, such as the right to a lawyer of choice during interrogation, though not ...
The Code of Criminal Procedure, commonly called Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), was the main legislation on procedure for administration of substantive criminal law in India. [1] It was enacted in 1973 and came into force on 1 April 1974. [ 2 ]
Crimes Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for legislation in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, relating to the criminal law (including both substantive and procedural aspects of that law). It tends to be used for Acts which consolidate or codify the whole of the criminal law. The Bill for an Act with this short ...