Latest Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita News & Updates

Bhopal, April 16 (IANS) In a move aimed at strengthening safeguards for arrested individuals, the Madhya Pradesh Police have made it mandatory for police personnel to provide written grounds of arrest to every accused person.To implement this reform, the Madhya Pradesh Police Headquarters (PHQ) in Bhopal has issued directives to all Police Commissioners, Superintendents of Police and field units, in compliance with recent guidelines laid down by the Supreme Court.The Supreme Court, in its Novemb…

New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) In a setback to businessman Robert Vadra, a court here on Wednesday issued summons to him and eight others after taking cognisance of a prosecution complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in a money laundering case linked to a 2008 land deal in Gurugram’s Shikohpur village. The Special Court at Rouse Avenue directed Vadra, husband of Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and son-in-law of former Congress President Sonia Gandhi, and the other accused to appear…

Guwahati, April 11 (IANS) Assam Jatiya Parishad (AJP) candidate from Guwahati Central, Kunki Chowdhury, has been summoned by city police in connection with alleged violations of election norms during polling held on April 9, officials said on Saturday. ​ According to police sources, a notice was issued by Panbazar Police Station under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), directing Chowdhury to appear before the Officer-in-Charge at 11 a.m. on April 12 for quest…

Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) In a major crackdown, Maharashtra Cyber has uncovered a network allegedly using Instagram to promote and sell Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), officials said on Tuesday. They further mentioned that several accounts were circulating misleading reels and content to lure users into illegal transactions by promising quick and unrealistic financial gains.Authorities have registered multiple FIRs against Instagram accounts involved in promoting counterfeit currency, while two …

New Delhi, April 4 (IANS) A Delhi court on Saturday reserved its order on the question of taking cognisance of a prosecution complaint filed by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) against businessman Robert Vadra and others in a money laundering case linked to a 2008 land deal in Gurugram’s Shikohpur village. The Special Court at the Rouse Avenue Court reserved the order after hearing submissions on the question of cognisance of the charge sheet filed by the federal anti-money laundering agency u…

New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) A Delhi court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing in the criminal defamation case filed by Priya Kapur, wife of late businessman Sunjay Kapur, against her sister-in-law Mandhira Kapur Smith, granting time to the complainant to file a reply to an application moved by the proposed accused. The matter, which came up before the Patiala House Courts, has now been listed for further hearing on April 22 after Priya Kapur sought time to respond to an application filed by Mandhira…

New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested a proclaimed offender involved in a 2022 murder case in the Alipur area of the national capital, officials said on Thursday.The accused, identified as Anil alias Anil Rajput alias Shami alias Lambu (29), was apprehended from Sheetla Colony in Gurugram, Haryana, after evading arrest for nearly three years.According to the Crime Branch, Anil had been declared a proclaimed offender in FIR No. 637/2022 registered at Alipur poli…

New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Thursday arrested a proclaimed offender who had been evading trial in a case registered under Section 188 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The accused, identified as Sunil (32), was apprehended by a team of the Anti-Jail Bail and Proclaimed Offender Cell of Dwarka district. According to police officials, Sunil had been declared a proclaimed offender on August 27, 2024, in connection with FIR No. 301/2020 registered at BHD Nagar police station. The de…

Bengaluru, March 24 (IANS) A Zero FIR filed in Bengaluru has alleged a larger criminal conspiracy behind the January 28, 2026, plane crash near Baramati Airport in Maharashtra that killed then Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four others.​ The complaint, filed on March 23 with the High Grounds police station by NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Rajendra Pawar, a nephew of the deceased, states that the crash was the result of a planned conspiracy to eliminate Ajit Pawar.It seeks to name all those responsi…

New Delhi, March 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Centre and all states and Union Territories on a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to address the growing menace of false complaints, fabricated charges, and false evidence in the criminal justice system.A bench of Chief Justice of India Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi passed the order while hearing a petition filed by advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay. As per the computerised case status,…