{"id":1555,"date":"2026-11-11T12:57:12","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T07:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/blog\/law\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T13:25:40","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T07:55:40","slug":"law","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/blog\/law\/","title":{"rendered":"Law Library \u2014 BNS, BNSS and BSA Section by Section"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.mjl-crumb{font-size:13px;color:#555;margin-bottom:12px}.mjl-crumb a{color:#1F3864}.mjl-qa{border-left:4px solid #0084e9;background:#f3f8fe;padding:14px 18px;border-radius:6px;margin:0 0 18px}.mjl-tw{overflow-x:auto;margin:10px 0 20px}.mjl-t{border-collapse:collapse;width:100%;font-size:14px}.mjl-t th{background:#1F3864;color:#fff;text-align:left;padding:8px;font-weight:600}.mjl-t td{border-bottom:1px solid #e3e9f2;padding:8px;vertical-align:top}.mjl-t tr:nth-child(even) td{background:#f7f9fc}.mjl-t td:first-child{white-space:nowrap;font-weight:600}.mjl-nav{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:18px 0}.mjl-nav a{border:1px solid #c9d7ee;border-radius:8px;padding:8px 12px;text-decoration:none}.mjl-hi{background:#fff8e6;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 16px;margin:0 0 18px}<\/style>\n<p class=\"mjl-crumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/\">Home<\/a> &rsaquo; Law Library<\/p>\n<div class=\"mjl-qa\">\n<p><strong>The Law Library<\/strong> explains Indian criminal and family law section by section, in plain English, with the old IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act numbers next to the new ones. It is prepared by Adv. Mridul Jindal for people who want to understand a section before they speak to a lawyer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mjl-hi\" lang=\"hi\"><strong>\u0939\u093f\u0902\u0926\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902:<\/strong> \u0907\u0938 \u0932\u0949 \u0932\u093e\u0907\u092c\u094d\u0930\u0947\u0930\u0940 \u092e\u0947\u0902 \u0928\u090f \u0906\u092a\u0930\u093e\u0927\u093f\u0915 \u0915\u093e\u0928\u0942\u0928\u094b\u0902 (BNS, BNSS, BSA) \u0915\u0940 \u0939\u0930 \u0927\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0938\u0930\u0932 \u092d\u093e\u0937\u093e \u092e\u0947\u0902, \u092a\u0941\u0930\u093e\u0928\u0940 \u0927\u093e\u0930\u093e \u0938\u0902\u0916\u094d\u092f\u093e \u0915\u0947 \u0938\u093e\u0925 \u0926\u0940 \u0917\u0908 \u0939\u0948\u0964<\/p>\n<h2>New criminal laws (in force from 1 July 2024)<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mjl-tw\">\n<table class=\"mjl-t\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Act<\/th>\n<th>Replaced<\/th>\n<th>What it covers<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/blog\/law\/bns\/\">BNS 2023<\/a><\/td>\n<td>IPC 1860<\/td>\n<td>Offences and punishments \u2014 358 sections, 20 chapters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/blog\/law\/bnss\/\">BNSS 2023<\/a><\/td>\n<td>CrPC 1973<\/td>\n<td>Criminal procedure: FIR, arrest, bail, trial, appeals \u2014 531 sections, 39 chapters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/blog\/law\/bsa\/\">BSA 2023<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Evidence Act 1872<\/td>\n<td>Evidence, documents, electronic records, burden of proof \u2014 170 sections, 12 chapters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Free tools<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/ipc-to-bns-converter.php\">IPC to BNS converter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/crpc-to-bnss-converter.php\">CrPC to BNSS converter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/evidence-act-to-bsa-converter.php\">Evidence Act to BSA converter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/bns-offence-bailable-checker.php\">BNS bailable offence checker<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/cheque-bounce-limitation-calculator.php\">Cheque bounce limitation calculator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Family and Hindu law<\/h2>\n<div class=\"mjl-tw\">\n<table class=\"mjl-t\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Act<\/th>\n<th>What it covers<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/blog\/law\/hma\/\">Hindu Marriage Act, 1955<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Valid marriage, registration, divorce, mutual consent, maintenance and custody<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/blog\/law\/hsa\/\">Hindu Succession Act, 1956<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Inheritance without a will, daughters\u2019 coparcenary rights, wills<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/blog\/law\/hama\/\">Hindu Adoptions and Maintenance Act, 1956<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Adoption, and maintenance of wife, children, parents and dependants<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/blog\/law\/hmga\/\">Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Natural guardians, a minor\u2019s property, welfare of the child<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/blog\/law\/dv-act\/\">Domestic Violence Act, 2005<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Protection, residence, monetary, custody and compensation orders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/blog\/law\/sma\/\">Special Marriage Act, 1954<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Civil and inter-religion marriage, registration and divorce<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/blog\/law\/dowry-prohibition-act\/\">Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961<\/a><\/td>\n<td>Giving, taking and demanding dowry; return of dowry to the woman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Coming next<\/h2>\n<p>Detailed pages on the most searched sections, such as Section 318 BNS (cheating), Section 103 BNS (murder), Section 482 BNSS (anticipatory bail) and Section 13B HMA (mutual consent divorce).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Need help with a case?<\/strong> See our <a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/criminal.php\">criminal law<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/family.php\">family law<\/a> practice pages or <a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/contact.php\">book a consultation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:13px;color:#666;margin-top:24px\">Prepared by Adv. Mridul Jindal, Law Chambers of Mridul Jindal, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad. Last updated 11 November 2026. 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