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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (Offences and Penalties): A commentary by J.K. Verma is a treatise on the newly enacted Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), which repealed and replaced the Indian Penal Code, 1860. Numerous amendments had been made to the IPC over time to keep pace with changing times. However, the basic framework was rooted in a colonial mindset. Given significant sociological and scientific developments since independence, the provisions of the IPC increasingly required a thorough overhaul to achieve the goals set by the Constitution and fulfill the aspirations of the people.
The BNS now has 358 sections instead of the earlier 511 sections in the IPC, with 175 sections changed, 8 new sections added, and 22 sections repealed. Importantly, all the definitions spread over 34 sections in the IPC have been consolidated into one section. The BNS introduces the terms ?child? and ?transgender?, adds 20 new offences (including environmental pollution, human trafficking, organised crime, and terrorism), and omits 19 provisions of the IPC. Imprisonment has been increased for 33 offences, fines for 83 offences, and mandatory minimum punishments for 23 offences. Community service has been introduced for six offences. The term ?unsound mind? is replaced by ?mental illness.? Further, the offences of adultery and unnatural sex have been omitted.
Prefatory notes by Manisha Karia, Prof. K.I. Vibhute, Prof. Kumar Askand Pandey and Sanjay Vashishtha, who are prominent criminal law academicians and practitioners, will be quite useful and informative for readers.
The book also includes a comparative table showing the correspondence between the provisions of the old law and those of the new law.
Overall, this book will be immensely useful to legal practitioners, students, law school faculty members, and anyone interested in understanding this new law on offences and penalties.
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About the Author
Dr. J.K. Verma, an Advocate at the Patna High Court, has a long association with the Eastern Book Company, which published his work, Laws Relating to Premature Retirement and Resignation. He was also privileged to revise two of their celebrated publications, Departmental Enquiries and Misconduct in Employment by Shri B.R. Ghaiye. Other treatises by Dr. Verma include Benami Property: A Commentary, Sentencing Principles, and Disciplinary Proceedings in Industry. The present book is Dr. Verma?s latest offering to the legal fraternity.
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