Student’s Textbook: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita By Samarth Agrawal and Shreya Bhargava

This book is a comprehensive and student-friendly guide to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), which replaces the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. Authored by experienced judicial officers, it presents the law in a clear, structured, and exam-oriented manner.

The text systematically covers the entire procedural framework of criminal law—ranging from investigation, arrest, and trial procedures to bail, appeals, and execution of sentences. Each chapter simplifies complex legal provisions with precise explanations, relevant case laws, comparative tables, and practical insights. The book also includes key definitions, procedural distinctions, and important timelines to aid quick revision.

Designed for law students, judiciary aspirants, and legal professionals, this textbook serves as a reliable resource for both conceptual clarity and practical understanding of criminal procedure

Contents

1. Preliminary
2. Definitions
3. Constitution of Criminal Courts & Offices
4. Power of Courts
5. Arrest
6. Process to Compel Appearance
7. Process to Compel Production of Things
8. Maintenance of Wives, Children and Parents
9. Information to Police and their Powers to Investigate
10. Jurisdiction of Criminal Courts in Inquiries and Trials
11. Cognizance and restrictions in taking cognizance
12. Complaints to Magistrate
13. Commencement of Proceedings before Magistrate
14. Charge
15. Trial before Court of Session
16. Trial of Warrant Cases by Magistrate
17. Trial of Summons Cases by Magistrate
18. Summary Trial
19. Plea Bargaining
20. General Provisions as to Inquiries and Trials
21. The Judgment
22. Appeal
23. Reference and Revision
24. Execution of Sentences
25. Bail and Bonds
26. Miscellaneous
27. Important Timelines in Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023