Bhubaneshwar (Odisha) [India], Odisha Law Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prithviraj Harichandan on Thursday welcomed the Centre's decision to implement new criminal laws and said the old laws were not compatible with the Indian system.
The new criminal laws will come into force on July 1.
"It is clear and pertinent that this old law was not familiar with the Indian system... The new law will help reduce the pendency of cases in courts. It will help the victims get justice at the earliest," Harichandan said while speaking with ANI.
The Odisha minister further highlighted that many things have been taken into account in the new criminal laws.
"This new law will address many things. We welcome the step taken by the Prime Minister and the Government of India..." he said.
The three laws i.e. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, supersede the earlier criminal laws, namely the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
According to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, police detention under general criminal laws has been increased from 15 to 90 days, depending on the nature of the crime.
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 Community service has been introduced for six crimes and 19 articles have been repealed or removed from the bill.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.
A total of 14 sections of the bill have been repealed and removed. 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 Two new provisions and six subprovisions were added and six provisions were repealed or removed from the bill.
The recent criminal justice reform in India marks a significant shift in priorities, bringing crimes against women, children and the nation to the forefront. This is in stark contrast to the laws of the colonial era, where concerns such as treason and crimes against the treasury outweighed the needs of ordinary citizens.
The new criminal laws will come into force on July 1.
"It is clear and pertinent that this old law was not familiar with the Indian system... The new law will help reduce the pendency of cases in courts. It will help the victims get justice at the earliest," Harichandan said while speaking with ANI.
The Odisha minister further highlighted that many things have been taken into account in the new criminal laws.
"This new law will address many things. We welcome the step taken by the Prime Minister and the Government of India..." he said.
The three laws i.e. Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023, supersede the earlier criminal laws, namely the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
According to the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, police detention under general criminal laws has been increased from 15 to 90 days, depending on the nature of the crime.
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.
A total of 14 sections of the bill have been repealed and removed. 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 subprovisions were added and six provisions were repealed or removed from the bill.
The recent criminal justice reform in India marks a significant shift in priorities, bringing crimes against women, children and the nation to the forefront. This is in stark contrast to the laws of the colonial era, where concerns such as treason and crimes against the treasury outweighed the needs of ordinary citizens.
