Three New Criminal Laws Will Be First Implemented As Pilot Projects In Delhi, Chandigarh And Ahmedabad: Report
The three new criminal laws will be first implemented in Delhi, Chandigarh, and Ahmedabad city as a ‘piolet project’.
“Sources say, three new criminal laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya will be first implemented in Delhi, Chandigarh and Ahmedabad City as ‘pilot project’,” journalist Arvind Gunasekar on his social media X account wrote on X.
Sources say, three new criminal laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya will be first implemented in Delhi, Chandigarh and Ahmedabad City as ‘pilot project’.
— Arvind Gunasekar (@arvindgunasekar) February 22, 2024
The parliament in December last year passed the three amended bills that seek to repeal and replace the criminal laws which date back to colonial times. The three criminal laws that will be replaced are the Indian Penal Code (1860), the Indian Evidence Act (1872) and the Criminal Procedure Act (1898).
The three new bills are the Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya.
The Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 retains most of the provisions of the Indian Evidence Act including confessions, relevancy of facts, and burden of proof. Electronic records that were classified as secondary evidence will now be taken under primary evidence as per the new bill.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) retain most of the offenses classified under IPC but sedition is no longer considered to be an offense. BNS will consider terrorism as an offense. Any act that intends to threaten the unity, integrity, and security of the country will be considered as an act of terrorism.
Bharatiya Nagarik Surakha Sanhita will replace the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 which provides for the procedure for arrest, prosecution, and bail. The new bill amends provisions on bail, expands the scope of property seizure, and alters powers of police and Magistrates.
