Parliamentary Panel Members Seek Revision of Schedule to Discuss Key Criminal Law Bills
1 year, 4 months ago

Parliamentary Panel Members Seek Revision of Schedule to Discuss Key Criminal Law Bills

News 18  

Some members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs which is set to discuss the three key criminal law bills have protested against being asked at ”short notice” to participate in meetings to discuss the proposed legislations. At least three members – TMC’s Derek O’Brien and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar, and Congress leader Digvijay Singh – have written to the committee chairman Brijlal questioning the scheduling of the meetings on August 24, 25 and 26 and demanding that the dates be revised, sources said. The committee is scheduled to discuss the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, 2023 and Bharatiya Sakhshya Bill, 2023 that seek to overhaul the Indian criminal justice system by replacing the Indian Penal Code 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Another member said that the bills were referred to the committee on August 18 and on the same day members received notices on the date of the deliberations.

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The Hindu  

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