Introduction Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023  ( ‘ BNSS ’ ) has superseded the erstwhile Criminal Procedure Code, 1973  ( ‘ CrPC ’ ), by bringing out various changes in the criminal justice procedure. While most of the changes only concern the rearrangement of extant provisions, there are certain substantive changes introduced to the law. Registration of an FIR is one such area where the law has been slightly changed, reflecting the judicial pronouncements delivered in