New Criminal Law Bills That Replace IPC,CrPC & Evidence Act Receive Presidential Assent
In a historic development, the President of India Droupadi Murmu gave assent to the three new Criminal laws which will now be called 'The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023', 'The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023' and 'The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023'.
These laws will repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act respectively, when it is brought into force by separate notification.
The bills were originally introduced in the Lok Sabha, and subsequently was passed by both the houses in the recently concluded Winter Parliament Session.
It is pertinent to note that amidst the suspension of more than two-third Members of Parliament (MPs) of opposition, the bills were passed through voice vote in Rajya Sabha. The MPs were suspended for their conduct that consequentially breached the Parliament security during the session on December 13.
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 with 170 Sections to replace Indian Evidence Act, 1872 with 167 Sections;
-Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 with 533 Sections to replace Criminal Procedure Code, 1898 with 484 Sections;
-Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 with 356 Sections to replace Indian Penal Code, 1860 with 511 Sections.