On July 1, India ushered in a new era of criminal justice, replacing the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Evidence Act with three new laws:... Read more »
The implementation of three new criminal laws, namely Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, which are set to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of... Read more »
President of India Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to three new criminal justice Bills, replacing colonial laws such as the IPC, CrPC, and the Evidence Act. The newly enacted laws are... Read more »
In the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, Home Minister Amit Shah introduced three amended criminal law bills, namely ‘The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023,’ ‘The Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023,’ and ‘Bharatiya Nagarik... Read more »
The Rajya Sabha Chairman, Jagdeep Dhankhar, received reports on the three bills aimed at replacing criminal and procedural laws on Friday. Brij Lal, chairman of the standing committee on home, met with... Read more »
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs is scheduled to hear the views of domain experts on three bills, namely the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; and... Read more »
A Delhi court on Friday acquitted two people of all charges connected to the 2020 northeast Delhi riots, saying “presumption cannot take the place of evidence”. The court was hearing a case... Read more »