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Vidhi Codex is India’s working library of Central and State Acts — section-by-section from Gazette text, with available PDF downloads, one-page cheatsheets, and study notes. Data processing continues as the library grows.
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- Central & all 28 States + UTs
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Most visited
The statutes this desk opens most — Constitution, BNS, POSH, JJ Act, CGST, POCSO, CPA, RTI.
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Search Act titles and metadata, then search available sections inside the reader.
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Read section by section
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Use one-page cheatsheets and longer study notes — then download an available PDF and verify the current authoritative text.
Curated statutory collections
Major Indian legal codes by subject
Instant access to the statutes most often opened by students, litigators, and the civil services.
New criminal laws, 2023
BNS, BNSS & BSA
Constitutional & public law
Foundational codes
Corporate, commercial & insolvency
Business law
Taxation & financial regulation
Fiscal codes
The Income Tax Act 1961
The Income Tax Act 1961
Income Tax Act 2025
Income Tax Act 2025
Civil procedure & special criminal
Court practice
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
The Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
The Limitation Act, 1963
The Limitation Act, 1963
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Acts by State and Union Territory
All 28 States and the UTs
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands31
- Andhra Pradesh448
- Arunachal Pradesh185
- Assam1048
- Bihar301
- Chandigarh16
- Chhattisgarh337
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu116
- Delhi162
- Goa222
- Gujarat507
- Haryana308
- Himachal Pradesh318
- Jammu and Kashmir371
- Jharkhand160
- Karnataka395
- Kerala477
- Ladakh8
- Lakshadweep12
- Madhya Pradesh326
- Maharashtra647
- Manipur229
- Meghalaya128
- Mizoram146
- Nagaland244
- Odisha351
- Puducherry97
- Punjab472
- Rajasthan440
- Sikkim155
- Tamil Nadu442
- Telangana304
- Tripura134
- Uttar Pradesh1517
- Uttarakhand258
- West Bengal908
Frequently asked
Bare Acts, gazettes, and how this library works
What is an Indian Bare Act?+
The unannotated text of a statute as enacted and amended — sections, schedules, and the long title — without commentary. Vidhi Codex presents that text section-by-section, with a linked contents list.
Where are the new criminal laws (BNS, BNSS, BSA 2023)?+
Open Most Visited or search BNS / BNSS / BSA. They replaced the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act from 1 July 2024. Cheatsheets cover the criminal-trial spine under BNSS.
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