Journal of Legal Research by ILRF · Vol. 1, Issue 8 (October 2026)
The Temporal Trap of Section 531: Reconciling Appellate Vested Rights with Statutory Discontinuity under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Sneha Awasthi | 4th Year, B.A. LL.B. (Hons.) | Chhatrapati Shahu Ji Maharaj University, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
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Abstract
Looks at the conflicting High Court readings of s.531(2)(a) BNSS for proceedings that began under the CrPC. Drawing on the vested-appeal rule in Garikapati Veeraya, it proposes a 'Doctrine of Proceeding Nexus'. Under it, fresh proceedings go under the BNSS, while appeals and revisions from CrPC trials stay under the old Code.
Article Information
- Journal
- Journal of Legal Research by ILRF
- ISSN
- 3139-7107 (Online)
- Volume
- 1 (I)
- Issue
- 8 — October 2026
- Length
- 10 Pages
- Published
- 2 November 2026
- Publisher
- India Legal Research Foundation
- DOI
- Not yet assigned
How to Cite
Sneha Awasthi, “The Temporal Trap of Section 531: Reconciling Appellate Vested Rights with Statutory Discontinuity under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023”, Journal of Legal Research by ILRF, Vol. 1, Issue 8 (October 2026), ISSN 3139-7107.