India to overhaul colonial-era criminal laws, repeal penal code
1 year, 7 months ago

India to overhaul colonial-era criminal laws, repeal penal code

Al Jazeera  

Home minister presents bills to repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act. India’s government has moved three bills in the lower house of parliament aimed at overhauling some colonial-era criminal laws, ranging from the controversial sedition law to strengthening laws that protect women and minors. On the last day of the monsoon session of the parliament on Friday, federal Home Minister Amit Shah presented bills to repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act, many implemented by the British before the country’s independence in 1947. But those in favour of the changes said they enable fresh discussions on the need to reform several laws protecting females and minors and also add a fresh layer of transparency to criminal codes.

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New criminal laws, migrant issues topped MHA's 2024 reform roster; census remained 'overlooked'
2 months, 3 weeks ago

New criminal laws, migrant issues topped MHA's 2024 reform roster; census remained 'overlooked'

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Replacing the century-old criminal laws with a new set of legislations for introducing a modern and technology-driven criminal justice system, rolling out the controversial Citizenship Act and fire-fighting to check unabated violence in Manipur kept the Union home ministry busy in 2024. The three new criminal laws -- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the …

New criminal laws protect rights: PM
3 months, 3 weeks ago

New criminal laws protect rights: PM

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi:Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the new criminal laws -- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — strengthen the spirit of “of the people, by the people, for the people,” which forms the foundation of democracy. The Prime Minister said that the new criminal laws represent a concrete step towards realising …

New criminal laws replaced colonial-era laws that revolved around ‘penal mindset’: PM Modi in Chandigarh
3 months, 3 weeks ago

New criminal laws replaced colonial-era laws that revolved around ‘penal mindset’: PM Modi in Chandigarh

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the implementation of the three new criminal laws in the country signifies the end of colonial-era laws, even as for decades after attaining independence the laws, unfortunately, continued to revolve around the “penal mindset”. Mr. Modi was addressing a gathering at an event ‘Secure Society, Developed India- From Punishment to Justice’ held in …

A Constitution that has endured the test of time
4 months ago

A Constitution that has endured the test of time

Hindustan Times  

The Constitution of India, adopted in the Constituent Assembly on November 26, 1949, is the foundational law of the land that provides the essential moorings for the basic structure and principles of governance. The words of BR Ambedkar placed the importance and essence of this sacred document in perspective when he remarked that “The Constitution is not a mere lawyer’s …

New criminal laws have reformed the justice system: PM Narendra Modi
7 months, 1 week ago

New criminal laws have reformed the justice system: PM Narendra Modi

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reiterated that his government abolished archaic laws that sent people behind bars over trivial issues and then changed it to provide “Nagrik ko Nyaya”. The 3 new criminal laws are Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. In his Independence Day speech to the nation from the ramparts of Red …

New criminal laws, replacing British-era IPC, come into effect from today: 10-point cheat sheet
8 months, 3 weeks ago

New criminal laws, replacing British-era IPC, come into effect from today: 10-point cheat sheet

India TV News  

Three new criminal laws came into effect from Monday across the country, bringing significant reforms to the country's criminal justice system and replacing colonial-era legislation. New criminal laws: Here are 10 key points It is no longer necessary to visit a police station to report an incident, instead, people can now report incidents through electronic communication. Parliament passed new criminal …

Concerns as India replaces colonial-era laws with new criminal codes
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Concerns as India replaces colonial-era laws with new criminal codes

Al Jazeera  

Modi’s government says overhaul would make the country more just, but the opposition fears it would throw criminal justice system into disarray. Opposition parties and lawyers in India are raising concerns over the government replacing colonial-era criminal laws with new legislation, saying the move risks throwing the criminal justice system into disarray. The new laws were approved by parliament in …

How the 3 new criminal codes reimagine crime and punishment
8 months, 3 weeks ago

How the 3 new criminal codes reimagine crime and punishment

Hindustan Times  

The three new criminal laws – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam are set to take effect from Monday, replacing the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act. Technological advancements have been integrated into these new laws, incorporating several modern aids for police investigations, court trials, and closing loopholes that …

3 New Criminal Laws To Take Effect Today Replacing Colonial-Era IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act. Know Key Reforms
8 months, 3 weeks ago

3 New Criminal Laws To Take Effect Today Replacing Colonial-Era IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act. Know Key Reforms

ABP News  

In a landmark move, three new criminal laws will come into effect across India from Monday, replacing colonial-era legislations and ushering in significant reforms in the criminal justice system. The new laws aim to modernise India's justice system, incorporating provisions such as Zero FIR, online registration of police complaints, and electronic summonses. Zero FIR, Specific Provisions For Mob Lynching, Electronic …

As new criminal laws in India take effect from July 1, legal community braces for change
8 months, 3 weeks ago

As new criminal laws in India take effect from July 1, legal community braces for change

The Hindu  

Starting July 1, three new criminal laws will come into effect, reshaping the legal landscape in India by replacing the British-era criminal laws. These new criminal laws which take effect from July 1, 2024 replace the earlier criminal laws — the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act. “Unfortunately, by way of these, the Central …

New criminal laws in India: The Hindu’s detailed coverage
8 months, 3 weeks ago

New criminal laws in India: The Hindu’s detailed coverage

The Hindu  

The three new criminal laws, that were passed by Parliament in 2023, will come into effect from July 1, 2024. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam that will replace the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, respectively, received President Droupadi Murmu’s …

Justice will be Priority Not Punishment: Prez Murmu on New Criminal Laws
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Justice will be Priority Not Punishment: Prez Murmu on New Criminal Laws

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: President Droupadi Murmu on Thursday said the three new criminal laws, which are slated to come into force from July 1, will provide justice rather than punishment, which was the mindset during the British regime. Union Home Minister Amit Shah had said in Parliament last year that the new laws would give priority to providing justice in place …

New criminal laws, introduced after widespread consultation, to become effective on July 1: Law Minister
9 months, 1 week ago

New criminal laws, introduced after widespread consultation, to become effective on July 1: Law Minister

The Hindu  

Emphasising that the country’s new criminal laws have been brought in after widespread consultation, Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on June 16 said that the new laws will come into force on July 1, 2024. The three new laws — theBharatiya Nyay Sanhita, Bharatiya Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — will replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal …

CJI Chandrachud on enactment of three new criminal laws: ‘India is changing’
11 months ago

CJI Chandrachud on enactment of three new criminal laws: ‘India is changing’

Hindustan Times  

Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Saturday hailed the enactment of three new criminal laws in the country, saying that it is a “clear indication” of India changing. Chief Justice of India Justice DY Chandrachud “I think that the enactment of three new criminal laws by the Parliament is a clear indicator that India is changing. He added,"India …

DC Edit | Let new criminal laws strengthen democracy
1 year, 1 month 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, …

India's three new criminal laws to come to effect from July 1: Govt issues gazette notification
1 year, 1 month ago

India's three new criminal laws to come to effect from July 1: Govt issues gazette notification

Op India  

The central government announced that the three criminal laws replacing the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act of 1872 will come into effect from July 1, 2024. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya bills will replace the Indian Penal Code of 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure of 1973, …

Will new criminal bills turn India into a police state ahead of 2024 vote?
1 year, 2 months ago

Will new criminal bills turn India into a police state ahead of 2024 vote?

Al Jazeera  

India’s parliament passed controversial legislation in December that has raised concerns about civil liberties and surveillance. The new criminal code criminalises an even more vague action – acts that “endanger sovereignty or unity and integrity of India” – to punish offenders with seven years to life in jail. Special offences in ordinary law: The new criminal statutes also incorporate special …

Bar Council of India appreciates the removal of colonial, outdated criminal laws
1 year, 2 months ago

Bar Council of India appreciates the removal of colonial, outdated criminal laws

Op India  

The Bar Council of India acknowledges the positive features embedded in the three Acts–Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Sanhita–passed by the Indian Parliament on December 21, 2023, which thereupon received Presidential assent on December 25, 2023 and were published in the official gazette on the same day. Understanding the need for a comprehensive legal framework, …

India gets new criminal laws as three bills to replace 'colonial-era' codes get President Murmu's nod
1 year, 3 months ago

India gets new criminal laws as three bills to replace 'colonial-era' codes get President Murmu's nod

India TV News  

New Delhi: The three criminal bills to replace the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Evidence Act were on Monday enacted into law after President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent. Twenty new offences have been added in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Nineteen provisions that existed in IPC have been deleted In 33 offences the punishment of …

View: Why the three laws were needed for new age crimes
1 year, 3 months ago

View: Why the three laws were needed for new age crimes

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Even when he was BJP President, Amit Shah saw the Indian Penal Code, 1872 and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 as vestiges of the British Colonial power with offences like sedition and conspiracy given priority over heinous crimes like murder and rape. Home MInister Amit Shah On December 21, Home Minister Amit Shah lived up to objective and …

Revision sans vision: On the three Bills that replace the body of criminal laws in India
1 year, 3 months ago

Revision sans vision: On the three Bills that replace the body of criminal laws in India

The Hindu  

Law-making in the absence of a significant number of Opposition members does not reflect well on the legislature. The three Bills that replace the body of criminal laws in India were passed by Parliament in its ongoing session in the absence of more than 140 members. Even though the revised versions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha …

Parliament passes new laws to repeal IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act
1 year, 3 months 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 …

PM Narendra Modi Hails The Passage Of Criminal Code Bills In Parliament Rajya Sabha
1 year, 3 months ago

PM Narendra Modi Hails The Passage Of Criminal Code Bills In Parliament Rajya Sabha

ABP News  

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi termed the passage of the Criminal Code Bills in Parliament as a “watershed moment” in the country’s history and said that these legislations will mark the beginning of a new era where laws are centered on public service and welfare. Taking to X, PM Modi wrote, “The passage of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, …

Parliament passes 3 criminal law reform bills, PM Modi says 'watershed moment'
1 year, 3 months ago

Parliament passes 3 criminal law reform bills, PM Modi says 'watershed moment'

India Today  

The Rajya Sabha on Thursday passed three criminal bills — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Saksha Bill — in the absence of Opposition MPs from the Parliament. The new bills were aimed at revamping the colonial-era criminal laws, with a focus on enhancing penalties for crimes such as terrorism, lynching, and offenses jeopardising national security. Reacting …

INDIA parties may move court to challenge criminal code Bill
1 year, 3 months ago

INDIA parties may move court to challenge criminal code Bill

The Hindu  

Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance partners could approach the Supreme Court to challenge some of the provisions of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita Bill, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha and Bharatiya Samanta Bill that seek to replace the existing criminal laws. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh, in a post on X, accused the government of getting Opposition members suspended only to pass the …

Parliament proceedings | Lok Sabha passes Bills to replace British-era criminal laws
1 year, 3 months 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 …

From definition of terrorism to punishment for hit-and-run cases: Key highlights of 3 new criminal laws
1 year, 3 months ago

From definition of terrorism to punishment for hit-and-run cases: Key highlights of 3 new criminal laws

India TV News  

Amid the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, the Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed three significant bills to replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act. Here are three key bills passed by Lok Sabha: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Bharatiya Sakshya Bill 2023 These bills will replace the Indian Penal Code-1860, …

Lok Sabha Passes New Criminal Laws Via Voice Vote
1 year, 3 months 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, 3 months 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 …

Parliament Winter Session HIGHLIGHTS: Three redrafted bills to replace existing criminal laws introduced
1 year, 3 months ago

Parliament Winter Session HIGHLIGHTS: Three redrafted bills to replace existing criminal laws introduced

India TV News  

Parliament Winter Session 2023: The government Tuesday introduced in Parliament three redrafted bills to replace the existing criminal laws by including various recommendations made by a parliamentary panel. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill was introduced first in the Lok Sabha on August 11 along with Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam bills. The three bills seek to …

Govt. withdraws three criminal codes, to replace them with new Bills
1 year, 3 months 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 …

Bills to Replace IPC, CrPC Likely to be Passed But Not Implemented Before 2024 Polls; Agencies Brace for Impact
1 year, 3 months ago

Bills to Replace IPC, CrPC Likely to be Passed But Not Implemented Before 2024 Polls; Agencies Brace for Impact

News 18  

A part of the Narendra Modi government’s showpiece reforms and a crucial step forward in the process of ‘decolonisation’, the proposed criminal codes — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill — could be passed in the upcoming Winter Session of Parliament or in the 2024 Budget Session. The main challenge, senior serving officers in central …

CM Mamata Urges Amit Shah to Seek Consensus on New Criminal Law Bills Before Passage
1 year, 3 months ago

CM Mamata Urges Amit Shah to Seek Consensus on New Criminal Law Bills Before Passage

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee urged Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday not to “rush to pass” the three new criminal law bills -- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya -- in Parliament now. Flagging her concerns in a letter to the BJP heavyweight on a day he attacked her from a party …

Parliamentary Committee withholds draft report on bills to replace existing criminal laws
1 year, 4 months ago

Parliamentary Committee withholds draft report on bills to replace existing criminal laws

India TV News  

The draft report on three bills to replace the existing criminal laws has been withheld by the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Home Affairs on Friday. The panel reviewed the draft reports on the three bills- The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023', 'The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023' and 'The Bharatiya Sakshya 2023'- that seek to replace the existing criminal laws. The …

Parliamentary Panel To Adopt Draft Reports On 3 Bills To Replace Criminal Laws On October 27
1 year, 5 months ago

Parliamentary Panel To Adopt Draft Reports On 3 Bills To Replace Criminal Laws On October 27

ABP News  

New Delhi: A meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs is scheduled to convene on October 27 in the national capital to consider and adopt the draft reports on the three bills that seek to replace the Indian Penal Code, the CrPC and the Evidence Act. 'The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023', 'The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023' and …

Didi: New Criminal Law Bills are Draconian, Anti-Citizen
1 year, 5 months ago

Didi: New Criminal Law Bills are Draconian, Anti-Citizen

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday described the provisions of the new criminal law bills as "very harsh and draconian anti-citizen." Flagging her concerns, Ms Banerjee posted on X, "Have been reading the drafts prepared by the Union Home Ministry to substitute the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act. She alleged, "Earlier …

Criminal law Bills and a hollow decolonisation
1 year, 5 months ago

Criminal law Bills and a hollow decolonisation

The Hindu  

In introducing the three criminal law Bills in 2023 and, earlier, while setting up the Committee for Reforms in Criminal Law in 2020, a lot was said about the decolonisation that these Bills will bring about. The purpose of laws such as the Indian Penal Code which the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita seeks to replace, was not just to maintain law …

Decoding the Nyaya Sanhita Bill
1 year, 6 months ago

Decoding the Nyaya Sanhita Bill

The Hindu  

The government, by introducing in the Lok Sabha three penal Bills which is says “aim to decolonise the Indian justice system,” has rightly exercised its prerogative. Substantive laws govern how people behave; they define criminal offences and specify punishment, whereas procedural laws are aimed at enforcement agencies that are to provide safeguards and due process even to the “worst” offenders. …

New Bills and a principled course for criminal law reforms
1 year, 7 months ago

New Bills and a principled course for criminal law reforms

The Hindu  

The recent introduction of three Bills — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to replace the Indian Penal Code; the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita to replace the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill to replace the Indian Evidence Act — transforming criminal laws has ignited a spectrum of reactions, underscoring pivotal facets related to criminal law reforms. In his …

Congress demands larger debate on three Bills to replace criminal laws
1 year, 7 months ago

Congress demands larger debate on three Bills to replace criminal laws

The Hindu  

The Opposition Congress, on August 13, demanded a larger public debate on the Bills — Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagrik Surkasha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill — introduced in Parliament to replace the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, respectively. All India Congress Committee general secretary and MP Randeep Singh Surjewala said in …

How 3 New Bills to Replace IPC & CrPC Will Completely Change Criminal Justice System - News18
1 year, 7 months ago

How 3 New Bills to Replace IPC & CrPC Will Completely Change Criminal Justice System - News18

News 18  

Parliament is the temple of democracy and parliamentary procedures the rites by which the will of the people is translated into practice. Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 in the Lok Sabha on Friday to replace the Indian Penal Code, the Criminal Code for Procedure and …

What is Section 150? All you need to know as govt mulls repeal of sedition law
1 year, 7 months ago

What is Section 150? All you need to know as govt mulls repeal of sedition law

Live Mint  

The offence of sedition may soon cease to exist as the Centre mulls a replacement for the Indian Penal Code. Under its provisions the offense of sedition - as outlined in Section 124A of the IPC will be replaced by Section 150 of the new Bill. Section 124A could be exercised against individuals using various means to “bring into hatred …

Sedition gets new name in bill; ambit wider, penalty harsher
1 year, 7 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 …

Govt moves to overhaul British-era criminal laws
1 year, 7 months ago

Govt moves to overhaul British-era criminal laws

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Friday introduced three bills in Parliament that seek to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, an overhaul that he said would “transform our criminal justice system”. HT Image The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 – …

New criminal laws will have no bearing on UAPA and MCOCA: official
1 year, 7 months ago

New criminal laws will have no bearing on UAPA and MCOCA: official

The Hindu  

Though terrorism has for the first time been defined as a separate offence in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, the other special law that deals with terrorist acts — the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act — will remain in practice, a senior government official said on August 11. The new Bill that seeks to repeal the Indian Penal Code, 1860, …

Legal Renaissance: Modi Govt Promises A New Era of Justice With 3 Bills to Replace IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act
1 year, 7 months ago

Legal Renaissance: Modi Govt Promises A New Era of Justice With 3 Bills to Replace IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act

News 18  

The introduction of three new bills in the Lok Sabha to replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Indian Evidence Act is a landmark in the legislative history of the nation. These bills — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill — will overhaul the existing British-era laws. Given the rapid advancements in …

Explained | Sedition ‘repealed’, death penalty for mob lynching: the new Bills to overhaul criminal laws
1 year, 7 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, 7 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, …

India repeals outdated British-era sedition law. Experts call it a ‘repackaging’ exercise
1 year, 7 months ago

India repeals outdated British-era sedition law. Experts call it a ‘repackaging’ exercise

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy India’s outdated British-era sedition law …

India moves to replace British colonial-era sedition law with its own version
1 year, 7 months ago

India moves to replace British colonial-era sedition law with its own version

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — India’s government proposed legislation Friday in Parliament that seeks to replace a British colonial-era sedition law with its own version. Britain’s rulers in India imposed a law against sedition — actions aimed at encouraging people to be or act against a government — in 1860 to repress freedom fighters. Home Minister Amit Shah said Friday that the …

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