Bharatiya nyaya sanhita: Previously

Previously, in the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita (BNS) 2023, Clause 106, the punishment was up to five years. However, the amended BNS has reverted to the original IPC terms. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) replaces the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 respectively. The Union Home Minister has recently introduced Bharatiya Sakshya (BS) Bill in the Lok Sabha along with Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023 and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, 2023. News: The Supreme Court has asked if “potentiality of abuse” by the state of Section 152 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which punishes “acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India”, could be a ground to declare the law itself unconstitutional. About Section 152 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Source – PIB Section 152 of the BNS, 2023 deals with “acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.” It replaces section 124A (“sedition”) of the ...