This Students Edition of The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (No. 45 of 2023, dated 25-12-2023), effective from 1-7-2024 vide S.O. 850(E), dated 23-2-2024, is designed specifically for students preparing for the All India Bar Examination (AIBE), conducted by the Bar Council of India. The book presents the bare text of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), which replaces the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), providing an examination-oriented reference to the new substantive criminal law in India.

The book includes:
• The complete bare text of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023
• Provisions effective from 1-7-2024
• The statutory framework replacing the Indian Penal Code, 1860
• Special coverage of Section 106(2) relating to causing death by rash and negligent driving of vehicles and escaping
• A comparative table of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) with the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS)
• Bare Act text without notes or commentary, making it suitable for examination and quick statutory reference

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 covers key areas of substantive criminal law, including:
• General principles of criminal liability
• Punishments and sentencing provisions
• General exceptions and private defence
• Abetment, criminal conspiracy, and attempt
• Offences against women and children
• Offences affecting the human body
• Offences against the State and public order
• Offences relating to property, including theft, robbery, extortion, and cheating
• Offences relating to documents, property marks, and electronic records
• Criminal intimidation, defamation, and other offences affecting reputation
• Organised crime, terrorist acts, and offences threatening national security
• Offences involving rash and negligent acts, including specified motor vehicle-related offences

This edition is particularly suitable for:
• AIBE aspirants seeking an examination-oriented bare Act
• Law students studying the new substantive criminal law
• Advocates and legal professionals requiring a statutory reference
• Academicians and researchers comparing the BNS with the former IPC
• Anyone requiring quick access to the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

With its comparative table and concise bare Act format, this edition provides a convenient and reliable resource for understanding the transition from the Indian Penal Code, 1860 to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and for preparing for the All India Bar Examination.