The law
The law on pundora.in: bare acts in their own words, the old codes mapped to the new, and limitation periods
The text Pundora checks a draft against, open to read: the Acts' own words from India Code, the official tables that map the old criminal codes to the new, and the Limitation Schedule.
Old code to new code
- IPC to BNS: every section of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and what replaces it
- CrPC to BNSS: every section of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and what replaces it
- Evidence Act to BSA: every section of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and what replaces it
Acts, section by section
| Act | Sections |
|---|---|
| Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 | 358 |
| Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 | 531 |
| Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 | 170 |
| Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 | 155 |
| Limitation Act, 1963 | 32 |
Limitation
- Every article of the Schedule to the Limitation Act, 1963, with the period and when time begins to run
What is not here yet
Pundora also holds the Code of Civil Procedure with its Orders and Rules, the Constitution of India, the Contract Act, the Specific Relief Act, the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, the Registration Act, the Stamp Act and the Bankers' Books Evidence Act, word for word. They are read inside the product today and will be published here in a later step. State acts, the repealed codes' own text and rules made under these Acts are not on these pages.
Sources
- India Code, the Government of India's repository of central acts (read 1 September 2026)
- Bureau of Police Research and Development: comparison summaries of the new criminal codes (read 1 September 2026)