New FIR Provisions Under BNSS: Gaps in Victim-Centric Approach Raise Concerns
The new FIR provisions being proposed and mentioned in BNSS's drafts warrant attention since the very definition of either "informant or victim" could limit access for victims to receive copies of FIR and thus hinder their effective participation in criminal proceedings.
Registration of FIR under CrPC after the commencement of BNSS is not a curable defect
The Karnataka H.C. has held that the police registering F.I.R. under the repealed CrPC when the bass was enforced on 1st July 2024 is incorrect.
Bombay HC’s order for the registration of F.I.R. in the mismanagement of the Tulja Bhawani Temple case was stayed by the SC
The order of the Bombay HC that directed the registration of an F.I.R. on the allegations of fraud was stayed by the SC.
MPs and MLAs cases cannot be withdrawn without the respective HCs approval: SC.
A three Judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising CJI N.V Ramana, Justices Vineet Saran and Surya Kant while hearing the plea of Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhya who pleaded for speedy trial of withdrawal cases pending against MPs and MLAs by setting up
