Comprehensive Digest on Criminal Minor Acts (1980-2024)

Description

Here’s a comprehensive digest on Criminal Minor Acts (1980–2024), focusing on key legislations beyond the core criminal laws (IPC/BNS, CrPC/BNSS, IEA/BSA), covering offences that are criminal in nature but dealt with under special or minor Acts:

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📘 Comprehensive Digest on Criminal Minor Acts (1980–2024)

🔹 I. Nature and Scope

Minor criminal acts refer to special statutes that define specific offences, often regulatory in nature, and prescribe distinct procedures for investigation, prosecution, and punishment. They are substantive penal laws, many of which have been enacted or amended between 1980 and 2024 to address emerging forms of crime.

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🔹 II. Classification of Minor Criminal Acts

1. Economic Offences

The Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 (Amended 2018)

Deals with public servant corruption, bribe giving/taking, criminal misconduct.

Lokpal and Lokayuktas Act, 2013 complements this.

The Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA)

Targets money-laundering; attachment of property and