NE NEWS SERVICE
NEW DELHI, DEC 25
President Droupadi Murmu on Monday gave assent to the three new criminal justice bills which were cleared by Parliament last week.
President #DroupadiMurmu gave assent to three new criminal justice bills.
The three new laws – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023.@rashtrapatibhvn pic.twitter.com/JXOmuIswJW
— DD India (@DDIndialive) December 25, 2023
The three new laws – the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Act – will replace the colonial era Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act of 1872.
The intention of the Indian Penal Code 1860 was to give punishments but after this session, it will be Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, Code of Criminal Procedure 1998 would be replaced by Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill 2023, and Indian Evidence Act 1872 would be… pic.twitter.com/ZH5XxuEXR8
— All India Radio News (@airnewsalerts) December 20, 2023
While replying to a debate on the three bills in Parliament, Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said the focus were on delivering justice rather than handing down punishment.
The legislation aim at completely overhauling the criminal justice system in the country by giving definition of various offences and their punishments. These have given a clear definition of terrorism, abolished sedition as a crime and introduced a new section titled “offenses against the state”.
