Lexis Nexis’s The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023) & The Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860): A Comparison by Bharat P. Maheshwari – 1st Edition 2024.

When defending against white-collar financial crimes, corporate fraud, or executing compliance audits, understanding the exact statutory definition of a penal offense is the ultimate shield. The introduction of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023 wiped out decades of settled legal thresholds established under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860. The BNS, 2023 & The IPC, 1860: A Comparison (1st Edition, 2024), published by LexisNexis, is engineered to bridge this exact knowledge gap. Authored by retired Principal District & Sessions Judge Bharat P. Maheshwari, this guide ensures a flawless adaptation to the new statutory reality.

The Ultimate Comparative Matrix

To analyze the sweeping changes brought by the new laws, professionals cannot afford to cross-reference multiple scattered documents. This book places the entire legal transition into an immediate, visual format:

• Parallel Provision Mapping: Contains an easy-heading comparative chart, allowing readers to view both the legacy laws and the active laws analogously on the same page.

• Surgical Change Highlighting: Immediately identifies the nature of the legislative shift—whether a critical fraud provision was altered, a financial definition expanded, or an antiquated offense deleted entirely.

• Single-Volume Efficiency: Consolidating both laws into one authoritative text allows professionals to keep a single ready referencer for all substantive matters.

Who Should Buy This Book?

• Criminal Litigators & Corporate Defense Teams: The ultimate desk reference for tracking altered definitions of cheating, forgery, and financial crimes during the transition period.

• Judges & Judicial Officers: A trusted, structured bench referencer for issuing legally sound procedural orders without referencing outdated IPC codes.

• Cost Accountants & Compliance Officers: Essential for understanding the new statutory mechanisms applied during corporate financial investigations and regulatory tribunal enforcement.

About the Author

Bharat P. Maheshwari

Bharat P. Maheshwari is a highly distinguished legal expert, author, and retired Principal District and Sessions Judge from the Higher Judicial Services in Madhya Pradesh.

Following his retirement from the judiciary in 2015, he served a prestigious five-year tenure as the Law Officer to the Hon’ble Governor of Madhya Pradesh. Today, he is widely recognized in Indian legal publishing for authoring authoritative, practitioner-oriented texts. His comprehensive comparative digests—most notably his definitive LexisNexis trilogy mapping the old IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act to their 2023 replacements—are specifically aimed at easing the transition from India’s colonial-era codes to the newly overhauled criminal justice frameworks.

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