Anticipatory Bail Under the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS): Key Changes in 2025
Introduction The criminal justice system in India underwent a significant transformation with the enactment of the Bharatiya Nagarika Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, which replaced the colonial-era Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973. Among the most notable reforms was the revision of provisions pertaining to anticipatory bail. Previously governed by Section 438 of the CrPC, anticipatory bail—granted […]