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The New Criminal Laws have

incorporated stringent provisions for
dealing with offenders evading the
process of law

n Earlier, in CrPC proclaimed offenders could be declared in 19 offences

only. In BNSS any person absconding from legal proceedings in offences
punishable with 10 years or more or life imprisonment or death sentence
may be declared as “proclaimed offender”.

n In BNSS, for proclaimed offenders a new provision has been added for
the identification, attachment and forfeiture of their property situated
outside India.

n
BNSS introduces the procedure for in-absentia trial of proclaimed
offenders. Now the process will not be halted waiting for the proclaimed
offender to join the process. The victim and society need not wait for the
justice.
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