Question

The Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita (BNS), 2023, consolidates and amends provisions related to which branch of law?

• A. Civil Procedure Law
• B. Criminal Substantive Law
• C. Evidence Law
• D. Contract Law

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Criminal Substantive Law

• The Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita (BNS), 2023 was enacted to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, which served as the primary criminal code for India for over 160 years.

• It functions as the core substantive criminal law, defining various offenses, prescribing punishments, and establishing general exceptions for criminal liability.

• The legislation is part of a broader overhaul of India's criminal justice system, alongside the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), which replaced the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.