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HPNLU Shimla conducts workshop on “charge-sheet under the BNSS, 2023” as part of Trial Advocacy Competition 2025

Shimla, Nov 28 (UNI) Clinical Legal Education Centre, HPNLU Shimla, under the leadership of Prof. (Dr.) Priti Saxena, Vice-Chancellor, conducted a focused workshop, titled “Charge-sheet under the BNSS, 2023: Practice & Procedure” on 27 November 2025.
The session formed an integral component of the HPNLU Trial Advocacy Competition 2025 and aimed at equipping students with practical, procedural, and field-based insights into the criminal justice system.
The workshop was graced by Advocate Kapil Mohan Gautam, District Attorney, Shimla, who served as the subject expert for the session. His detailed deliberations on the structure, preparation, and legal significance of a charge-sheet under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, provided participants with valuable exposure to real-world prosecutorial processes. He further engaged with the students on emerging procedural standards and the evolving investigation-to-trial framework under the new criminal law regime.
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