“The New Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023” by Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee offers an elaborate and authoritative commentary on India’s newly enacted penal law, replacing the Indian Penal Code effective July 1, 2024. Authored by a former Chief Justice of Karnataka and seasoned Calcutta High Court Judge, this hardcover edition provides deep interpretation alongside old-to-new section mapping and contextual legal reasoning.

Focusing on both substantive and procedural shifts, it includes:

• Section-wise analysis of the 358 provisions under BNS and restructuring from 511 sections in IPC

• Comparative tables mapping the old IPC sections to the new BNS equivalents, aiding interpretational clarity.

• Judicial insights to new penal provisions such as community service, organized crime, terrorism, false promise-based sexual offences, and aggravated gang rape penalties including death penalty where applicable.