Court on its own Motion vs Union of India

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2024 Supreme(Jhk) 690

ANANDA SEN, SUBHASH CHAND
Court on its own Motion – Appellant
Versus
Union of India – Respondent

JUDGMENT :

An issue which has been noted below needs utmost attention and is of concern, thus, we are taking up the same suo moto.

2. Today is a red letter day for the Indian Legal System. Three new laws, i.e., (1) Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita 2023; (2) Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Bhartiya Sakshya Sanhita is seeing the light of the day. All these three laws has been made effective from today, i.e., 1st July, 2024, replacing the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Indian Penal Code, 1860 and Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

3. Since these three laws have entirely changed, several publishers have come forward to publish Bare Acts and Criminal Manuals. There are numerous publishers in the market and there is huge demand for these Bare Acts. Publishers have also printed these Bare Acts in huge quantity and the same have been and are being purchased by large number of people, including Advocates, Courts, Libraries, and Law Enforcing Agencies and several institutions. Thus, any publication of these laws are expected to be without any error. Any small error at any place will have a huge impact on interpretation of the law and also their applications. A small typographical error or an omissi

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