SC Annual Compendium 2025: BNSS & Cr.P.C

The transition from the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Cr.P.C) to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) has fundamentally transformed criminal investigations, bail jurisprudence, and trial proceedings in India. Stay ahead of the curve with our meticulously curated Supreme Court Annual Compendium 2025: BNSS & Cr.P.C.

Created exclusively by Law Notes, this ultimate digital database contains exactly 500 highly specific, landmark, and edge-case procedural rulings delivered by the Supreme Court of India in 2025. We have mapped every critical legal permutation, transitional nuance, and procedural exception of the new Criminal Procedure Law into a single, highly organized quick-reference table.

What’s Inside this Database? This exhaustive compendium is formatted in a highly readable, structured layout featuring 9 comprehensive data points per case to save you hundreds of hours of research:

• Case Details: S No., Case Title, Court of Judgment, Date of Institution, and Citation.

• Parties Involved: Plaintiff/Prosecution/Petitioner vs. Defendant/Accused/Respondent.

• Short Summary of the Case: Detailing the exact procedural dispute (e.g., 15-day police custody rules, A/V recording of seizures, e-FIR mandates, statutory default bail, Section 531 disputes).

• Ruling of the Case: Capturing the precise legal ratio, precedent, and specific BNSS/Cr.P.C section applied by the Supreme Court.

Key Topics & New Precedents Covered:

• The Transition Clause (Section 531 BNSS): Landmark rulings resolving the complex clash between Cr.P.C. and BNSS for ongoing trials, pending appeals, revisions, and pre-July 2024 FIRs.

• Arrest, Remand & Custody (Section 187 BNSS): Supreme Court interpretations of the new 15-day police custody spread over a 60/90-day window, transit remand rules, virtual production via video conferencing, and the legal recognition of house arrest.

• Search, Seizure & A/V Mandates (Section 105 BNSS): Strict enforceability of mandatory audio-video (A/V) recording during searches and seizures, body-cam footage rules, independent witness requirements, and the evidentiary consequences of non-compliance.

• FIRs, e-FIRs & Zero FIRs (Section 173 BNSS): Legal validity of e-FIRs via OTP/digital signatures, strict timelines for 24-hour Zero FIR transfers, and new preliminary enquiry mandates for economic offenses.

• Bail & Quashing (Sections 479, 480 & 528 BNSS): The groundbreaking statutory right to bail for undertrials completing half their maximum sentence, the special bail proviso for women and the infirm, default bail timelines, and the High Court's inherent powers to quash FIRs.

Who is this for? An indispensable, time-saving resource for Litigating Lawyers, Judges, Judiciary Aspirants, Law Students, and Legal Researchers looking to quickly reference the latest binding precedents on the new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and safely navigate the complex transition from the Cr.P.C.