Lok Sabha: Amit Shah Introduces Bills To Repeal Sedition, Overhaul 'Colonial-Era' Criminal Laws
1 year, 4 months ago

Lok Sabha: Amit Shah Introduces Bills To Repeal Sedition, Overhaul 'Colonial-Era' Criminal Laws

ABP News  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday introduced three bills for the overhaul of "colonial-era" criminal laws, including repealing the controversial sedition law. The three bills that will replace Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Act and Indian Evidence Act are Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Bill and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill respectively. READ | Sedition Law To Be Abolished, Amit Shah Says In Lok Sabha Ami Shah said the bill had stringent punishment for organised crime. Shah said cases filed under sections that provide for seven years or a greater jail term would require visit by forensic teams to the crime scene.

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DC Edit | Let new criminal laws strengthen democracy
9 months, 4 weeks ago

DC Edit | Let new criminal laws strengthen democracy

Deccan Chronicle  

India will soon be witnessing an interesting transformation in an area that touches everyone’s lives — administration of criminal justice. The Union government has notified the three new criminal laws — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Act, 2023, which will replace Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1974, …

Parliament passes new laws to repeal IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act
1 year ago

Parliament passes new laws to repeal IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act

The Hindu  

December 21, 2023 11:00 pm | Updated 11:00 pm IST - NEW DELHI The Parliament passed the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bills — replacing the Indian Penal Code-1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure Act-1898 and the Indian Evidence Act of 1872, respectively — with Rajya Sabha clearing the three Bills on Thursday. Hailing …

Parliament: After LS, Rajya Sabha Passes 3 Criminal Bills; PM Modi Says Watershed Moment in India's History
1 year ago

Parliament: After LS, Rajya Sabha Passes 3 Criminal Bills; PM Modi Says Watershed Moment in India's History

News 18  

Amit Shah Congratulates Indians on Passing of New Criminal Laws “Congratulations to all Bharatwasis on this proud moment as our nation finally gets its criminal justice laws. Parliament LIVE: 'Everything Online in New Criminal Justice System,' Says Amit Shah “I can confidently say that after the implementation of the bills, all processes – from FIR to judgment – will be …

Parliament Updates: Lok Sabha Passes Amended Criminal Law Bills; Shah Says Crimes Against Women, Children Top Priority
1 year ago

Parliament Updates: Lok Sabha Passes Amended Criminal Law Bills; Shah Says Crimes Against Women, Children Top Priority

News 18  

Latest Updates on Winter Session of Parliament And Bills Passed Our live coverage of the latest proceeding of the winter session of the Parliament has moved here. Amit Shah Introduces Bills to Replace IPC, CrPC | Check Top Quotes Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday introduced three new bills to replace the existing Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal …

The Hindu Morning Digest, December 21, 2023
1 year ago

The Hindu Morning Digest, December 21, 2023

The Hindu  

Parliament proceedings | Lok Sabha passes Bills to replace British-era criminal laws The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed three amended Bills that seek to repeal and replace criminal laws which date back to colonial times. New criminal Bills have provisions for time-bound investigation and trial: Shah Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday that after …

Parliament proceedings | Lok Sabha passes Bills to replace British-era criminal laws
1 year ago

Parliament proceedings | Lok Sabha passes Bills to replace British-era criminal laws

The Hindu  

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed three amended Bills that seek to repeal and replace criminal laws which date back to colonial times. ‘No sympathy for terrorists’ Noting that more than one lakh people have been killed in terror attacks across the country over the past 75 years, Mr. Shah said that the BNSS had, for the first time, defined …

Lok Sabha passes 4 bills by voice vote; ‘Trial in Absentia’ provision introduced in criminal law
1 year ago

Lok Sabha passes 4 bills by voice vote; ‘Trial in Absentia’ provision introduced in criminal law

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed three bills to replace the colonial-era criminal laws, by voice vote. Union Home Minister Amit Shah speaks in the Lok Sabha during the Winter session of Parliament, in New Delhi. "The three proposed criminal laws will free people from colonial mindset and its symbols," Shah said. Amit Shah explains changes Elaborating on …

Amit Shah says death penalty for mob lynching now as Lok Sabha clears 3 new criminal laws
1 year ago

Amit Shah says death penalty for mob lynching now as Lok Sabha clears 3 new criminal laws

India TV News  

Amit Shah in Lok Sabha: While speaking during the winter session of Parliament today, the Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Lok Sabha said that the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which will replace the Indian Penal Code, focuses on justice rather than punishment. Home Minister on criminal law bills: While replying to a debate on criminal law bills in Lok Sabha, …

Lok Sabha Passes New Criminal Laws Via Voice Vote
1 year ago

Lok Sabha Passes New Criminal Laws Via Voice Vote

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed three redrafted bills -- the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill -- to replace the colonial-era criminal laws by voice vote. Replying to a debate on the three bills, Mr Shah said that the three bills to replace the colonial-era criminal laws seek to …

Centre To Replace IPC, CrPC & Evidence Act With Revised Criminal Law Bills
1 year ago

Centre To Replace IPC, CrPC & Evidence Act With Revised Criminal Law Bills

Live Law  

The Central Government on Tuesday introduced revised criminal law bills in the Lok Sabha after withdrawing the previous versions.Home Minister Amit Shah introduced 'The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023', 'The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023' and 'The Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023', which seek the repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code, the Code. The Central Government on Tuesday introduced revised criminal …

New Criminal Law Reform Bills To Replace IPC,CrPC & Evidence Act Are Withdrawn By Center
1 year ago

New Criminal Law Reform Bills To Replace IPC,CrPC & Evidence Act Are Withdrawn By Center

Live Law  

Update at 4.45 PM, Dec 12 : Centre Introduces Revised Criminal Reform Bills To Replace IPC, CrPC & Evidence ActThe Central Government has decided to withdraw the three criminal law reform bills - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Sakshya Bill and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita- introduced by it in the Lok Sabha to replace the Indian Penal Code, the Indian Evidence …

Govt. withdraws three criminal codes, to replace them with new Bills
1 year ago

Govt. withdraws three criminal codes, to replace them with new Bills

The Hindu  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed members of the Lok Sabha on December 11 that the three criminal codes that seek to replace the British-era laws will be withdrawn and replaced with three new Bills after incorporating the changes recommended by a parliamentary committee. The three criminal codes — Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, and the …

Sedition gets new name in bill; ambit wider, penalty harsher
1 year, 4 months ago

Sedition gets new name in bill; ambit wider, penalty harsher

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The act of sedition continues to be a crime under a proposed Indian law introduced in the Lok Sabha on Friday, albeit under a different name, with the punishment for it actually being increased. An analysis of the Bharativa Nyaya Sanita Bill, 2023, however, suggests that the offence of sedition has been retained under the proposed law with …

Explained | Sedition ‘repealed’, death penalty for mob lynching: the new Bills to overhaul criminal laws
1 year, 4 months ago

Explained | Sedition ‘repealed’, death penalty for mob lynching: the new Bills to overhaul criminal laws

The Hindu  

The story so far: The Centre on August 11 introduced three new Bills in the Lok Sabha that propose a complete overhaul of the country’s criminal justice system. Part VII of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill is titled ‘Of Offences against the State’ and includes Section 150 which expressly criminalises ’acts endangering sovereignty unity and integrity of India.’ Section 150 …

Read the major provisions of the 3 criminal justice bills introduced in parliament
1 year, 4 months ago

Read the major provisions of the 3 criminal justice bills introduced in parliament

Op India  

In a major step in revamping the criminal justice system of India, Home Minister Amit Shah today introduced 3 new bills in the parliament to replace 3 British-era laws. The Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 and the Evidence Act, 1872 are being repealed, which will be replaced by three new laws named Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, …

Armed forces, police found guilty of rape to face 10 yrs jail term
1 year, 4 months ago

Armed forces, police found guilty of rape to face 10 yrs jail term

Live Mint  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday introduced three bills in the Lok Sabha that attempts to replace the British-era colonial laws, in a bid to overhaul the criminal justice system. The bills introduced in Lok Sabha are Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, 2023; and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 that will replace the Indian Penal …

Death penalty for gangrape: Govt bid to replace British-era laws. Key Highlights
1 year, 4 months ago

Death penalty for gangrape: Govt bid to replace British-era laws. Key Highlights

Live Mint  

On the last day of the monsoon session of the Parliament, Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced three bills in the Lok Sabha that will replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act. The three bills the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 will …

Bill to Replace IPC Introduced: Sedition Repealed; Clauses for Crimes Against State, Secession
1 year, 4 months ago

Bill to Replace IPC Introduced: Sedition Repealed; Clauses for Crimes Against State, Secession

News 18  

The Central government, on the last day of the monsoon session on Friday, introduced three important bills – replacing the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and Evidence Act — which will change the architecture of the crime and punishment system. The new bill also has punishment for acts endangering sovereignty, unity and integrity of India and receiving property taken …

Amit Shah tables Bills for major changes to British-era criminal justice system
1 year, 4 months ago

Amit Shah tables Bills for major changes to British-era criminal justice system

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday tabled bills to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act and to provide for capital punishment for mob lynching, sexual assaults on minors, 20-year imprisonment for gang rape besides repeal of sedition offence. Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrives at Parliament House complex during …

Parliament Monsoon Session: Sedition Law To Be Abolished, Says Amit Shah
1 year, 4 months ago

Parliament Monsoon Session: Sedition Law To Be Abolished, Says Amit Shah

ABP News  

Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in Lok Sabha on Friday that the sedition law will be abolished by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act, 2023. Speaking about the Bill Amit Shah said, "Under this, we are repealing laws like sedition. That is why, we have brought an important provision that the sections that provide for seven years or longer jail …

Central Government To Replace The Sections with Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
1 year, 4 months ago

Central Government To Replace The Sections with Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Live Law  

The Central Government introduced three bills in the Lok Sabha today to repeal and replace Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act.Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the following bills - The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 -. The Central Government introduced three bills in the Lok Sabha today to repeal and replace Indian Penal …

Sedition law to be scrapped, says Amit Shah, punishment enhanced in new provisions
1 year, 4 months ago

Sedition law to be scrapped, says Amit Shah, punishment enhanced in new provisions

India Today  

The sedition law “will be completely repealed”, Union Home Minister Amit Shah told Parliament on Friday as he introduced three bills aimed at overhauling the criminal justice system. “Whoever, purposely or knowingly, by words, either spoken or written, or by signs, or by visible representation, or by electronic communication or by use of financial mean, or otherwise, excites or attempts …

Top court must strike down the sedition law
1 year, 6 months ago

Top court must strike down the sedition law

Hindustan Times  

Last year, during the hearing of a constitutional challenge to the validity of the offence of sedition, the government urged the Supreme Court to defer consideration on the basis that the issue was under review. Last week, the first fruits of the government’s review process were made public: The Law Commission of India published a report where it not only …

Law Commission's recommendations backing sedition law contrary to foundations of republic: Sibal
1 year, 6 months ago

Law Commission's recommendations backing sedition law contrary to foundations of republic: Sibal

The Hindu  

Rajya Sabha MP and former law minister Kapil Sibal on Friday said the Law Commission's recommendations backing the sedition law are contrary to the ethos and the very foundations of the republic. Explained | India’s sedition law, its usage, and the opinions around it After 2014, there have been more than 10,000 cases of sedition out of which there has …

On sedition law, govt says repealing can have adverse impact on India's security
1 year, 6 months ago

On sedition law, govt says repealing can have adverse impact on India's security

Hindustan Times  

The Law Commission of India has recommended the retention of the 153-year-old colonial law on sedition in India, emphasising that “repealing the legal provision can have serious adverse ramifications for the security and integrity of the country.” Instead, the Commission favoured amending Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code or IPC “so as to bring about more clarity in the …

Committee on criminal law reforms recommended amendments to sedition law
2 years, 7 months ago

Committee on criminal law reforms recommended amendments to sedition law

The Hindu  

A panel of experts constituted by the Ministry of Home Affairs to suggest reforms to the British-era Indian Penal Code has recommended amendments to the sedition law, a senior government official told The Hindu. The Committee for Reforms in Criminal Laws appointed by the MHA in 2020 submitted an exhaustive report in March, which among other IPC sections also examined …

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates
2 years, 7 months ago

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates

Live Law  

A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli to continue hearing TODAY on the petition challenging the Constitutional validity of Section 124A of Indian Penal Code which deals with the law of Sedition in India.The bench will consider today the preliminary issue of whether a reference to a larger bench is …

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates
2 years, 7 months ago

Sedition- Supreme Court Hearing On Constitutional Validity Of Section 124A IPC- Live Updates

Live Law  

A bench comprising the Chief Justice of India NV Ramana, Justice Surya Kant and Justice Hima Kohli to continue hearing TODAY on the petition challenging the Constitutional validity of Section 124A of Indian Penal Code which deals with the law of Sedition in India.The bench will consider today the preliminary issue of whether a reference to a larger bench is …

Explained: How successive state and central governments have defended sedition law in the past
2 years, 7 months ago

Explained: How successive state and central governments have defended sedition law in the past

Firstpost  

From the Aseem Trivedi case of 2012 to the Rana couple incident of 2022, different parties have used the contentious legislation and defended it, despite opposition from other corners After calling sedition a “good law” and telling the Supreme Court that there was no need to strike it down, the Centre on Monday climbed down from its previous stance, saying …

News Analysis | Sedition: CJI’s observations in July show SC has taken judicial notice of misuse
3 years ago

News Analysis | Sedition: CJI’s observations in July show SC has taken judicial notice of misuse

The Hindu  

Law Minister Kiren Rijiju’s reply in Parliament that there is no proposal to scrap sedition from the penal code comes almost five months after Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana made scathing remarks in open court to the Government about the chilling effect of the “colonial law” which suppresses the freedoms of ordinary people. Further, the question of law regarding …

No Proposal To Scrap Sedition Offence Under Section 124A IPC : Centre Tells Lok Sabha
3 years ago

No Proposal To Scrap Sedition Offence Under Section 124A IPC : Centre Tells Lok Sabha

Live Law  

Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju informed the Lok Sabha by a written reply that there is no proposal to scrap sedition law. Mr. Rijiju stated in his response that no such observations regarding Sedition law being colonial in nature or it being misused have been found in any judgement/order delivered by the Supreme Court of India. Ltd & Another vs …

In Lok Sabha, Congress accuses govt of misusing sedition law; don't lecture others on democracy, responds Centre
3 years, 9 months ago

In Lok Sabha, Congress accuses govt of misusing sedition law; don't lecture others on democracy, responds Centre

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The Congress and the government engaged in a war of words in Lok Sabha on Tuesday over sedition cases with the opposition party alleging the stringent law is being misused, drawing a sharp retort from Union minister G Kishan Reddy who asked it not to lecture others on democracy. “There is no direct involvement of the Centre in …

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