New Delhi [India], Claiming that new criminal laws were enacted "without fruitful discussion" in Parliament, Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) MP NK Premachandran said the new laws must be reviewed.
Furthermore, he alleged that the news is in Hindi and it is an indirect imposition of Hindi on the people of the country.
"These criminal laws were passed without a fruitful debate in Parliament. These laws were bulldozed in Parliament after suspending 148 MPs without examination and without taking comments from the stakeholders, especially the legal community. These criminal laws must be reviewed Even the Bar Council of India and the legal fraternity have demanded a review of it," Premachandran said.
The Lok Sabha MP alleged that there are so many provisions in the new laws violating fundamental rights regarding arrests over which there is no proper debate.
"We are of the firm view that the three laws, the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, need to be reviewed before implementation. They are in Hindi. This is indirectly imposing Hindi to the people of India. According to the Constitution, laws in India must be written in English. It is very difficult for lawyers and magistrates, both for lawyers and for the people, to accept the new laws that are applied without discussion" , he added.
In a move that will completely overhaul the country's criminal justice system, three new criminal laws will come into force from today, July 1.
Several new provisions have been incorporated in the three new criminal laws to adapt to contemporary times and prevailing technologies.
The three new laws received approval from Parliament on December 21, 2023. President Droupadi Murmu gave her approval on December 25, 2023 and it was published in the official gazette on the same day.
According to the notification, the three laws will focus on justice rather than punishment and aim to provide speedy justice, at all times, by strengthening the judicial and court management system by emphasizing on "access to justice for all ".
Furthermore, he alleged that the news is in Hindi and it is an indirect imposition of Hindi on the people of the country.
"These criminal laws were passed without a fruitful debate in Parliament. These laws were bulldozed in Parliament after suspending 148 MPs without examination and without taking comments from the stakeholders, especially the legal community. These criminal laws must be reviewed Even the Bar Council of India and the legal fraternity have demanded a review of it," Premachandran said.
The Lok Sabha MP alleged that there are so many provisions in the new laws violating fundamental rights regarding arrests over which there is no proper debate.
"We are of the firm view that the three laws, the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, need to be reviewed before implementation. They are in Hindi. This is indirectly imposing Hindi to the people of India. According to the Constitution, laws in India must be written in English. It is very difficult for lawyers and magistrates, both for lawyers and for the people, to accept the new laws that are applied without discussion" , he added.
In a move that will completely overhaul the country's criminal justice system, three new criminal laws will come into force from today, July 1.
Several new provisions have been incorporated in the three new criminal laws to adapt to contemporary times and prevailing technologies.
The three new laws received approval from Parliament on December 21, 2023. President Droupadi Murmu gave her approval on December 25, 2023 and it was published in the official gazette on the same day.
According to the notification, the three laws will focus on justice rather than punishment and aim to provide speedy justice, at all times, by strengthening the judicial and court management system by emphasizing on "access to justice for all ".
