New Criminal Laws—Criminal Manual (Regular Edition)

This edition of Commercial’s New Criminal Laws Criminal Manual (2026 Edition) serves as a comprehensive legal reference encompassing the newly enacted criminal law codes of India. It covers the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Act 45 of 2023), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (Act 47 of 2023)—which collectively replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860; the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The manual provides an authoritative and updated compilation of these statutes in a clear and accessible format for legal practitioners, students, and academicians. It includes a comparative table showing the correspondence between the repealed laws (IPC, CrPC, and IEA) and the new enactments (BNS, BNSS, and BSA), aiding users in understanding the structural and substantive changes. Additional features include classifications of offences and punishments, and a detailed table of offences under the new framework. Authored by Virag Gupta, this manual is published by Commercial Law Publishers (India) Pvt. Ltd., and is an indispensable resource for those engaged in criminal law practice, judicial service examinations, and academic research in the evolving Indian criminal justice system.