Journal of Legal Research by ILRF · Vol. 1, Issue 8 (October 2026)
After the FIR, Silence: Drafting Gaps in the Victim's Right to Investigation Updates under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Adyasha Priyadarshini | 5th Year, B.B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) | Xavier Law School, XIM University
Abstract
Reads s.193(3)(ii) BNSS, the 90-day duty to update the informant or victim on investigation progress, and finds five drafting gaps. It traces the case law from Bhagwant Singh to Jagjeet Singh and tests feasibility against NCRB and India Justice Report data. It proposes State rules and police standing orders for periodic, recorded updates, with no change to the Sanhita.
Article Information
- Journal
- Journal of Legal Research by ILRF
- ISSN
- 3139-7107 (Online)
- Volume
- 1 (I)
- Issue
- 8 — October 2026
- Length
- 11 Pages
- Published
- 2 November 2026
- Publisher
- India Legal Research Foundation
- DOI
- Not yet assigned
How to Cite
Adyasha Priyadarshini, “After the FIR, Silence: Drafting Gaps in the Victim's Right to Investigation Updates under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023”, Journal of Legal Research by ILRF, Vol. 1, Issue 8 (October 2026), ISSN 3139-7107.