Criminal laws

November 5, 2024 8:37 PM

Speaker Om Birla unveils new criminal laws to diplomats

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Tuesday emphasized that the recently passed three new criminal laws were the result of extensive discussions in the House and the Standing Committee, alongside significant public engagement. Speaking to 135 diplomats and officials from 83 countries at a program organized by the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (ICPS) in Parliament, Speaker Birla asserted that these laws are designed to meet the challenges and expectations of contemporary society...

September 16, 2024 6:10 PM

New criminal laws into effect: IPC, CrPC, Indian Evidence Act will be replaced from today

In a move that will completely overhaul the criminal justice system in the country, three new criminal laws come into effect from today, July 1. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), passed in Parliament last December, will replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860, the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 respectively. Several new provisions have been incorporated in the thr...

September 16, 2024 6:10 PM

New criminal laws come into effect: Know what legal luminaries think of their impacts on legal system

As the three new criminal laws come into effect today (Monday), several legal experts say there are big challenges ahead for law-enforcing agencies, judicial officers, and legal professionals. It is said that these laws will affect a large number of citizens at some point of time or the other in their lives. The passing of the three criminal law bills in Parliament last year sparked a series of debates regarding the need to take such steps towards evolution in the field of law with the introduct...