Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Press Information Bureau, AP Region conducts Media Workshop—Vartalap, on ‘Three New Criminal Laws’.
The new laws will come into effect from July1, 2024, focuses on justice rather than punishment
New provisions incorporated to suit contemporary times and technologies with emphasis on ‘Access to justice by all’
Posted On:
22 MAY 2024 6:45PM by PIB Hyderabad
In a move which will completely overhaul the criminal justice system in the country; three newly enacted laws – the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam – will come into effect from July 1, 2024.
Accordioning to a notification by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the three laws will replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860; the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973; and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. Several new provisions have been incorporated in the three new criminal laws to suit contemporary times and technologies in vogue.
The three laws will focus on justice rather than punishment and are aimed at providing speedy justice, all the way, strengthening the judicial and court management system emphasising on ‘access to justice by all’. The three new laws received Parliament's nod on December 21, 2023 and Hon’ble President Smt. Droupadi Murmu gave her assent on December 25, 2023.
In his introductory message addressing the gathering, Addl. Director General Shri Rajinder Chaudhry, who also presided the workshop, gave a brief introduction on Press Information Bureau and its role in disseminating the information pertaining to the Government for public through media. He observed that much-needed improvements have been made to the new criminal laws to protect the rights of the affected and carry out investigation and prosecution of offences in an efficient manner.
Sh. E. Damodar, IPS (Retd.), and former IG of Police, Andhra Pradesh addressing the gathering said the revised criminal laws are updated to the needs and requirements of the changing times. He elaborated the nuances of the criminal laws in a nutshell and their practical use for the new and tech savvy society and the crimes that were happening around. He said bringing out the latest and revised laws are a good beginning the government has made. The community service punishments mentioned in the new laws are entirely a thing which we didn’t know about earlier. He further added that several officers of the judiciary and the police departments are going to be trained on the applicability of new laws and how they should perceive them while dealing with the crime and cases related to it, in a "zone-wise" approach.
Dr. Nandini C.P., Registrar, Damodaram Sanjivayya National Law University highlighted on crime against women and children, investigation process, crime recording through FIRs and other complaint modes, arrests and custody, bail, procedure relating to punishment, victims, proclaimed offender and role of digital and electronic evidence and of computer and communication devices among the major aspects, besides recording of confessions which will take a precedence during the course of deciding the crime and passing the judgement as standard of proofs change greatly. Emphasising on the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam whose earlier version was Indian Evidence Act, Dr Nandini said evidences of territorial and extraterritorial nature can play a key role in the changed scenario with introduction of new criminal laws.
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