On Monday, President Droupadi Murmu granted her approval to three significant criminal law Bills recently sanctioned by Parliament. These bills include the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which proposes to replace the existing Indian Penal Code; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, aiming to replace the Code of Criminal Procedure; and the Bharatiya Sakshya Sanhita, seeking to replace the Indian Evidence Act.
With the formal assent from the President, these bills, which were passed by Parliament last Thursday, have now officially become law. The trio of laws that encompassed the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act have been effectively repealed.
Primarily designed to modernize the outdated colonial-era criminal laws, the three bills concentrate on escalating penalties for crimes such as terrorism, lynching, and offenses that pose a threat to national security.
During the debate in the Upper House last Thursday, Home Minister Amit Shah expressed that the enactment of these bills, replacing the existing legal framework, marks the initiation of a new era in the criminal justice system.
(With Agency Inputs)
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