India’s shift from Dand to Nyay tightens the grip on economic offences

Now economic offences get a clearer definition—finally

India’s criminal justice framework is moving from the old Dand era to Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita’s Nyay, with a notable change: the new code spells out what counts as economic offences. Under the IPC, that scope was less explicit, leaving room for interpretation. The update aims to standardise coverage and strengthen accountability.