Kamal's Justice Khastgir New Criminal Manual (BNS, BNSS & BSA)- Pocket Edition 2027
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| Kamal Law House's Justice Khastgir New Criminal Manual, Edition 2026, is a compact hardbound pocket manual of about 19 x 12.5 cm carrying the complete text of India's three new criminal statutes in one volume: the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 [Act No. 46 of 2023], replacing the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 [Act No. 45 of 2023], replacing the Indian Penal Code, 1860; and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 [Act No. 47 of 2023], replacing the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, as published in the Gazette of India dated 25 December 2023. It also carries a comparative table of the old Acts and the new sections, mapping IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act provisions to their counterparts in the BNS, BNSS and BSA. Built to be carried to court daily by criminal law practitioners, judicial officers, police and investigating agencies, judiciary and AIBE aspirants and law students. |
Tags: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita(BNSS), Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), New Criminal Major Acts
Justice Khastgir's New Criminal Manual – Kamal Law House, Kolkata (Edition 2027)
Kamal Law House, Kolkata publishes the 2026 Edition of Justice Khastgir's New Criminal Manual — a compact, hardbound pocket manual carrying the complete text of India's three new criminal statutes in a single volume that fits in a court bag.
At roughly 19 cm by 12.5 cm, this is the format built for the courtroom rather than the library. Where a full commentary stays on the desk, this one travels: the whole of the new criminal law, in the hand, during a bail hearing, a charge argument or a cross-examination.
Statutes contained in this manual
- The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 [Act No. 46 of 2023] — replacing the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
- The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 [Act No. 45 of 2023] — replacing the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
- The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 [Act No. 47 of 2023] — replacing the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
The text is as published in the Gazette of India dated 25 December 2023, the three Sanhitas having come into force with effect from 1 July 2024.
Comparative tables
The manual carries a comparative table of the old Acts and the new sections, mapping the provisions of the IPC, the CrPC and the Indian Evidence Act to their counterparts in the BNS, the BNSS and the BSA. During the changeover years this is the part of the book that gets used most: every judgment, charge-sheet and precedent still speaks in old section numbers, and the table is what converts them.
Why this manual
- Pocket size, hardbound — about 19 × 12.5 cm, built to be carried daily and to survive it.
- All three Sanhitas in one volume, so the penal provision, the procedure and the evidentiary rule are found together.
- Old-to-new concordance included, rather than sold as a separate booklet.
- Gazette text, without editorial interpolation — a bare manual, not a commentary.
- Edition 2026, from Kamal Law House, Kolkata, under the name of Justice Khastgir.
Who should buy this book
- Criminal law practitioners who need the three Sanhitas and the concordance in hand in court.
- Judicial officers and court staff working with charges, bail and evidence under the new codes.
- Police officers and investigating agencies, for the procedural provisions and classification of offences.
- Judiciary aspirants and AIBE candidates, where the new section numbering has to be learned and the comparative table is the fastest route to it.
- Law students reading criminal law, criminal procedure and evidence under the new statutes.
