Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023

Replaces the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973. It provides for the procedure to be followed in criminal cases, focusing on faster delivery of justice and use of technology.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023

The new criminal code of India, replacing the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860. It aims to consolidate and amend the provisions relating to offences and for matters connected therewith.

The Arms Act, 1959

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013

An Act to amend the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act to provide for more effective laws against sexual offences.

The Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2018

The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022

The Criminal Procedure (Identification) Act, 2022

An Act to authorise the taking of measurements of convicts, persons ordered to give security, arrested persons and others for the purposes of identification and investigation in criminal matters.

The Criminal Tribes Act (Repeal) — Habitual Offenders Acts

Various state-level acts that replaced the colonial Criminal Tribes Act, dealing with habitual offenders.

The Criminal Tribes Act, 1871

The Drugs and Magic Remedies (Objectionable Advertisements) Act, 1954

An Act to control the advertisement of drugs in certain cases and to prohibit the advertisement of remedies alleged to possess magic qualities.

The Explosive Substances Act, 1908

An Act to supplement the Indian Explosives Act, 1884 by providing for punishment of persons making or possessing explosives under suspicious circumstances.

The Explosives Act, 1884

An Act to regulate the manufacture, possession, use, sale, transport, import and export of explosives.

The Indian Penal Code — Criminal Conspiracy (Chapter VA)

The Indian Penal Code, 1860

The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (Amendment) Act, 2014

An Act to amend the NDPS Act to allow for essential narcotic drugs for medical and scientific purposes.

The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

The Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1985

An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to narcotic drugs.

The Prevention of Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act, 1988

An Act to provide for detention in certain cases for the purpose of preventing illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances.

The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002

An Act to prevent money-laundering and to provide for confiscation of property derived from money-laundering.

The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012

An Act to protect children from offences of sexual assault, sexual harassment and pornography.

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967

An Act to provide for the more effective prevention of certain unlawful activities of individuals and associations and for dealing with terrorist activities.

The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2019

An Act to amend the UAPA to allow designation of individuals as terrorists.

The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Act, 2005

An Act to prohibit unlawful activities, in relation to weapons of mass destruction and their delivery systems.

The Weapons of Mass Destruction and their Delivery Systems (Prohibition of Unlawful Activities) Amendment Act, 2022

An Act to amend the WMD Act to prohibit financing of weapons of mass destruction.