Bare Acts
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23 acts
Foundation
The supreme law everything else must respect.
Civil & property
Agreements, property transfers, remedies and deadlines.
- 1872Indian Contract ActWhat makes an agreement enforceable: offer, acceptance, consideration and breach.Read the full text
- 1882Transfer of Property ActSale, mortgage, lease, gift and how property changes hands.Read the full text
- 1963Specific Relief ActInjunctions, specific performance and recovering possession.Read the full text
- 1963Limitation ActThe deadline for every kind of suit — miss it and the claim dies.Read the full text
- 1908Registration ActWhich documents must be registered and what happens when they are not.Read the full text
Criminal law
Offences, procedure and evidence — including the 2023 rewrite of the colonial codes.
- 2023Bharatiya Nyaya SanhitaThe new general offences code that replaced the Indian Penal Code from July 2024.Read the full text
- 2023Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha SanhitaThe new criminal procedure code: arrest, bail, investigation and trial.Read the full text
- 2023Bharatiya Sakshya AdhiniyamThe new evidence law, including electronic records and digital signatures.Read the full text
- 1860Indian Penal CodeStill governs offences committed before July 2024; essential for pending cases.Read the full text
Family & succession
Marriage, divorce and inheritance across communities.
- 1955Hindu Marriage ActMarriage, divorce, maintenance and restitution between Hindus.Read the full text
- 1954Special Marriage ActCivil marriage regardless of religion, and its own divorce grounds.Read the full text
- 1956Hindu Succession ActWho inherits what among Hindus, including equal coparcenary rights for daughters.Read the full text
- 1937Muslim Personal Law (Shariat) Application ActApplies Shariat to Muslim marriage, succession and family matters.Read the full text
Business & commercial
Companies, partnerships, cheques, stamps and sale of goods.
- 2013Companies ActIncorporation, directors, filings and duties of Indian companies.Read the full text
- 1932Indian Partnership ActRights and duties between partners of a firm.Read the full text
- 2008Limited Liability Partnership ActThe LLP structure many small firms and professionals use.Read the full text
- 1881Negotiable Instruments ActSection 138: the criminal remedy when a cheque bounces.Read the full text
- 1930Sale of Goods ActWarranties, delivery and remedies when bought goods fail.Read the full text
- 1899Indian Stamp ActStamp duty on agreements and conveyances; unstamped documents face consequences.Read the full text
Consumer & digital
Defective products, online offences and regulated real estate.
- 2019Consumer Protection ActConsumer commissions, defective goods, deficient services and e-commerce rules.Read the full text
- 2000Information Technology ActCyber offences, electronic contracts and digital signatures.Read the full text
- 2016Real Estate (Regulation and Development) ActRERA: registration of projects and homebuyer remedies against delays.Read the full text
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