{"id":1224,"date":"2026-10-18T14:13:50","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T08:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/blog\/video-when-new-criminal-law-bns-bnss-does-not-apply\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T14:16:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T08:46:12","slug":"video-when-new-criminal-law-bns-bnss-does-not-apply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/blog\/video-when-new-criminal-law-bns-bnss-does-not-apply\/","title":{"rendered":"Video: When Is the New Criminal Law Not Applicable? (BNS and BNSS)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"In what circumstance new criminal law is not applicable? EP1 (A Series on New Criminal Law)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MjUrUJ9QrHU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Video length: 1 min 30 sec \u00b7 Published on YouTube: 27 November 2024 \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@lawchambersofmriduljindal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Law Chambers of Mridul Jindal<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is this video about?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first episode in a short series on India&#8217;s new criminal laws. It explains, with reference to an Allahabad High Court judgment, how cases proceed when the offence happened before 1 July 2024 but the FIR or proceedings come later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key points<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The BNS and BNSS replaced the IPC and CrPC from 1 July 2024.<\/li>\n\n<li>An offence committed before that date is still governed by the old penal law, because a new criminal law cannot be applied to past conduct (Article 20(1) of the Constitution).<\/li>\n\n<li>Under Section 531(2)(a) BNSS, appeals, applications, trials, inquiries and investigations already pending on that date continue under the CrPC.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read the full article:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/advmriduljindal.com\/blog\/circumstances-under-which-the-new-criminal-law-bns-bnss-would-not-apply\/\">Circumstances Under Which the New Criminal Law (BNS, BNSS) Would Not Apply<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>This video and summary are general legal information, not legal advice for your specific case. 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