'There Has To Be Some Limit To Frivolity': Delhi High Court Raps Litigant For Filing PIL Calling BNS A 'Criminal Act' Of Government

Nupur Thapliyal

14 May 2025 3:40 PM IST

  • There Has To Be Some Limit To Frivolity: Delhi High Court Raps Litigant For Filing PIL Calling BNS A Criminal Act Of Government

    The Delhi High Court on Wednesday rapped a litigant for filing a public interest litigation alleging that the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 which replaced the erstwhile Indian Penal Code of 1860, is a “criminal act” of the Government of India.A division bench comprising Chief Justice DK Upadhyaya and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela took exception to the petition filed by one Upendra...

    Nupur Thapliyal

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    Nupur Thapliyal is a Principal Correspondent with LiveLaw, based in New Delhi. She reports from the Delhi High Court and trial courts in the national capital

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