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Legal Explainers and Concepts on Claw: Full Directory (Part 1 of 8) (2026)
This page is a complete directory of Claw guides on plain-English explainers of Indian legal concepts, statutes, sections and terms. Instead of hunting through the blog, you can see every guide in this topic in one place and jump straight to the one you need. There are 120 guides listed below, each kept current. If you are new to Claw, the short version is this: Claw lets you search 30 crore or more judgments across 9,102 courts, benches and forums in under 5 seconds, track live matters, and verify citations, and these guides explain the parts that matter for plain-English explainers of Indian legal concepts, statutes, sections and terms. Last verified October 2026.
- Topic: Legal Explainers and Concepts.
- Guides listed: 120.
- Scope: plain-English explainers of Indian legal concepts, statutes, sections and terms.
- Last verified: October 2026.
01All guides in this topic (120)
- 15 Questions to Ask Before Buying Legal Software in India
- Exposure and Abandonment of a Child Under the BNS (Section 93): IPC 317 Mapping (2026)
- Abetment Under the BNS (Section 45): IPC 107 Mapping (2026)
- Abetment of Suicide Under the BNS (Section 108): IPC 306 Mapping (2026)
- Accomplice Evidence Under the BSA (Section 138): Evidence Act 133 Mapping (2026)
- Acid Attack Under the BNS (Section 124): IPC 326A Mapping (2026)
- Acknowledgement of Debt and a Fresh Limitation Period (Section 18) (2026)
- Acquittal vs Discharge in India: The Difference in a Criminal Case Explained (2026)
- Act Endangering Life or Personal Safety Under the BNS (Section 125): IPC 336 to 338 Mapping (2026)
- Ad Valorem vs Fixed Court Fee in India (2026)
- Admissions Under the BSA (Sections 15 to 21): Evidence Act 17 Mapping (2026)
- Adulteration of Drugs Under the BNS (Section 276): IPC 274 Mapping (2026)
- Adverse Media Plus Litigation Screening: Why Both (2026)
- Adverse Possession in India: the Law and How It Is Pleaded (2026)
- Advocate-Client Privilege Under the BSA (Section 132): Evidence Act 126 Mapping (2026)
- Affidavit in India: Meaning, Format and How to Make One (2026)
- Affray Under the BNS (Section 194): IPC 159 Mapping (2026)
- AI Legal Research vs Traditional Research in India: An Honest Comparison (2026)
- Can AI Help with IP Prosecution, FER Responses and Drafting Under Indian Law?
- Anticipatory Bail Under the BNSS (Section 482): CrPC 438 Mapping (2026)
- Anticipatory Bail in India: Meaning, Section 438 CrPC / BNSS and How to Apply (2026)
- The Armed Forces Tribunal: Jurisdiction and Procedure (2026)
- How an Arrest Is Made Under the BNSS (Section 43): CrPC 46 Mapping (2026)
- Arrest Without Warrant Under the BNSS (Section 35): IPC 41 Mapping (2026)
- Article 32 vs Article 226: Which Court for a Writ (2026)
- Assaulting the President or a Governor Under the BNS (Section 151): IPC 124 Mapping (2026)
- Assault or Criminal Force to a Public Servant Under the BNS (Section 132): IPC 353 Mapping (2026)
- Assault or Criminal Force to Dishonour a Person Under the BNS (Section 133): IPC 355 Mapping (2026)
- Attachment of the Property of a Proclaimed Person Under the BNSS (Section 85): CrPC 83 Mapping (2026)
- Attempt to Commit an Offence Under the BNS (Section 62): IPC 511 Mapping (2026)
- Attempt to Commit Culpable Homicide Under the BNS (Section 110): IPC 308 Mapping (2026)
- Attempt to Suicide to Compel a Public Servant Under the BNS (Section 226): a New Provision (2026)
- Attempt to Murder Under the BNS (Section 109): IPC 307 Mapping (2026)
- Audio-Video Recording of Search and Seizure Under the BNSS (Section 105): a New Safeguard (2026)
- Automating IP Infringement Monitoring in India: The Five Feeds
- How Long a Case Takes in India (Average Disposal Time) (2026)
- Bail Application Format in India: Structure, Samples and Grounds (2026)
- Bail in a Non-Bailable Offence Under the BNSS (Section 480): CrPC 437 Mapping (2026)
- The Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act Explained: Attachment and Appeals (2026)
- Bigamy Under the BNS (Section 82): IPC 494 Mapping (2026)
- BNS Section 100: Culpable homicide (2026)
- BNS Section 101: Murder, the Definition (IPC 300 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 102: Culpable Homicide Causing Death of a Person Other Than the One Intended (IPC 301 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 104: Punishment for Murder by a Life-Convict (IPC 303 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 112: Petty organised crime (2026)
- BNS Section 116: Grievous Hurt, the Definition (IPC 320 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 119: Voluntarily Causing Hurt or Grievous Hurt to Extort Property or Constrain to an Illegal Act (IPC 327 and 329 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 120: Voluntarily Causing Hurt or Grievous Hurt to Extort Confession or Compel Restoration of Property (IPC 330 and 331 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 121: Voluntarily Causing Hurt or Grievous Hurt to Deter a Public Servant From Duty (IPC 332 and 333 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 122: Voluntarily Causing Hurt or Grievous Hurt on Grave and Sudden Provocation (IPC 334 and 335 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 123: Causing hurt by means of poison (2026)
- BNS Section 129: Criminal Force, the Definition (IPC 350 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 130: Assault, the definition (2026)
- BNS Section 133: Assault or Criminal Force With Intent to Dishonour a Person (IPC 355 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 136: Assault or Criminal Force on Grave Provocation (IPC 358 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 138: Abduction, the Definition (IPC 362 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 140: Kidnapping or abduction for ransom etc. (2026)
- BNS Section 141: Importation of a Girl or Boy From a Foreign Country (IPC 366B Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 142: Wrongfully Concealing or Confining a Kidnapped or Abducted Person (IPC 368 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 144: Exploitation of a trafficked person (2026)
- BNS Section 145: Habitual Dealing in Slaves (IPC 371 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 150: Concealing a Design to Wage War Against the Government of India (IPC 123 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 187: Person in a Mint Causing Coin to Be of Different Weight or Composition (IPC 244 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 190: Every member of an unlawful assembly guilty of offence committed in prosecution of common object (2026)
- BNS Section 191: Rioting (2026)
- BNS Section 199: Public Servant Disobeying a Direction Under Law (IPC 166A Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 20: Act of a child under seven years of age (2026)
- BNS Section 200: Punishment for Non-Treatment of a Victim (IPC 166B Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 202: Public servant unlawfully engaging in trade (2026)
- BNS Section 206: Absconding to avoid service of a summons or other proceeding (2026)
- BNS Section 207: Preventing Service of a Summons or Other Proceeding, or Its Publication (IPC 173 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 208: Non-Attendance in Obedience to an Order From a Public Servant (IPC 174 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 210: Omission to Produce a Document or Electronic Record to a Public Servant (IPC 175 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 211: Omission to Give Notice or Information to a Public Servant (IPC 176 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 213: Refusing Oath or Affirmation When Duly Required by a Public Servant (IPC 178 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 22: Act of a person of unsound mind (2026)
- BNS Section 222: Omission to Assist a Public Servant When Bound by Law to Give Assistance (IPC 187 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 224: Threat of injury to a public servant (2026)
- BNS Section 227: Giving false evidence (2026)
- BNS Section 23: Act of a person incapable of judgment by intoxication caused against his will (2026)
- BNS Section 231: Giving or Fabricating False Evidence to Procure Conviction of a Serious Offence (IPC 195 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 272: Malignant Act Likely to Spread Infection of a Disease Dangerous to Life (IPC 270 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 273: Disobedience to a Quarantine Rule (IPC 271 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 275: Sale of Noxious Food or Drink (IPC 273 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 279: Fouling the Water of a Public Spring or Reservoir (IPC 277 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 297: Keeping a Lottery Office (IPC 294A Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 3: General explanation and the rule of common intention (2026)
- BNS Section 305: Theft in a dwelling house etc. (2026)
- BNS Section 306: Theft by clerk or servant (2026)
- BNS Section 307: Theft after preparation to cause death or hurt (2026)
- BNS Section 310: Dacoity (2026)
- BNS Section 311: Robbery or Dacoity With Attempt to Cause Death or Grievous Hurt (IPC 397 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 312: Attempt to Commit Robbery or Dacoity When Armed With a Deadly Weapon (IPC 398 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 315: Dishonest Misappropriation of Property of a Deceased Person (IPC 404 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 321: Fraudulently Preventing a Debt Being Available for Creditors (IPC 422 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 322: Dishonest or Fraudulent Deeds of Transfer (2026)
- BNS Section 323: Dishonest or Fraudulent Removal or Concealment of Property (IPC 424 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 325: Mischief by killing or maiming an animal (2026)
- BNS Section 327: Mischief to Destroy or Make Unsafe a Rail, Aircraft or Vessel (IPC 437 and 438 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 330: Lurking House-Trespass and House-Breaking, the Definitions (IPC 443 and 445 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 335: Making a False Document (IPC 464 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 337: Forgery of a record of a court or public register (2026)
- BNS Section 338: Forgery of a valuable security or will (2026)
- BNS Section 34: Things done in private defence (2026)
- BNS Section 340: Forged document, using as genuine (2026)
- BNS Section 35: Right of Private Defence of the Body and of Property (IPC 97 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 353: Statements conducing to public mischief (2026)
- BNS Section 354: Inducing a Person to Believe He Will Be an Object of Divine Displeasure (IPC 508 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 355: Misconduct in public by a drunken person (2026)
- BNS Section 357: Breach of contract to attend to and supply the wants of a helpless person (2026)
- BNS Section 38: When the Right of Private Defence of the Body Extends to Causing Death (IPC 100 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 48: Abetment outside India for an offence in India (2026)
- BNS Section 49: Punishment of Abetment When the Act Abetted Is Committed and No Express Provision Is Made (IPC 109 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 50: Punishment of Abetment if the Person Abetted Acts With a Different Intention (IPC 110 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 51: Liability of an abettor for a different act done (2026)
- BNS Section 52: Abettor Liable to Cumulative Punishment for the Act Abetted and the Act Done (IPC 112 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 54: Abettor present when the offence is committed (2026)
- BNS Section 55: Abetment of an Offence Punishable With Death or Life Imprisonment, if the Offence Is Not Committed (IPC 115 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 56: Abetment of an Offence Punishable With Imprisonment, if the Offence Is Not Committed (IPC 116 Mapping) (2026)
- BNS Section 57: Abetting commission of an offence by the public or by more than ten persons (2026)
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