Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], General Secretary of Jharkhand High Court Advocates Association Navin Kumar said that the newly implemented criminal laws have been introduced in accordance with the needs of the changing India and will ensure that justice is done to time.
Speaking to ANI on Monday, Kumar said, "The new laws have been introduced in accordance with the needs of the changing India and will ensure that justice is done in time. Training has been provided to lawyers, judicial officers, etc. The transition will be very smooth."
The new penal laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Sanhita, came into force on July 1 at midnight.
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 Code. Criminal Procedure (CrPC). ), 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, respectively.
Several new provisions have been incorporated into the three new criminal laws to adapt to contemporary times and prevailing technologies. The upcoming laws introduce several progressive provisions aimed at improving efficiency and fairness in the legal process.
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.
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita will have 358 sections (instead of 511 sections in the IPC). A total of 20 new crimes have been added to the bill and the prison sentence has been increased for 33 of them. The amount of the fine has been increased in 83 crimes and the mandatory minimum sentence has been introduced in 23 crimes. Community service has been introduced for six crimes and 19 articles have been repealed or removed from the bill.
Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita will have 531 sections (instead of 484 sections of CrPC). In total, 177 provisions of the bill were modified and nine new articles and 39 new subarticles were added. The bill has added 44 new provisions and clarifications. Timelines were added to 35 sections and audio and video provision was added in 35 places. In Sanhita, a total of 14 articles have been repealed and eliminated.
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam will have 170 provisions (instead of the original 167 provisions, and a total of 24 provisions have been amended. Two new provisions and six sub-provisions have been added and six provisions have been repealed or deleted in the Adhiniyam.
Speaking to ANI on Monday, Kumar said, "The new laws have been introduced in accordance with the needs of the changing India and will ensure that justice is done in time. Training has been provided to lawyers, judicial officers, etc. The transition will be very smooth."
The new penal laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Sanhita, came into force on July 1 at midnight.
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 Code. Criminal Procedure (CrPC). ), 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, respectively.
Several new provisions have been incorporated into the three new criminal laws to adapt to contemporary times and prevailing technologies. The upcoming laws introduce several progressive provisions aimed at improving efficiency and fairness in the legal process.
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.
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita will have 358 sections (instead of 511 sections in the IPC). A total of 20 new crimes have been added to the bill and the prison sentence has been increased for 33 of them. The amount of the fine has been increased in 83 crimes and the mandatory minimum sentence has been introduced in 23 crimes. Community service has been introduced for six crimes and 19 articles have been repealed or removed from the bill.
Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita will have 531 sections (instead of 484 sections of CrPC). In total, 177 provisions of the bill were modified and nine new articles and 39 new subarticles were added. The bill has added 44 new provisions and clarifications. Timelines were added to 35 sections and audio and video provision was added in 35 places. In Sanhita, a total of 14 articles have been repealed and eliminated.
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam will have 170 provisions (instead of the original 167 provisions, and a total of 24 provisions have been amended. Two new provisions and six sub-provisions have been added and six provisions have been repealed or deleted in the Adhiniyam.