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Criminal bills, other key legislation get presidential assent

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December 26, 2023

THE THREE NEW CRIMINAL LAWS REPLACE A RAFT OF COLONIAL ACTS AND WERE PASSED LAST WEEK

- Aditi Agrawal, Saptarshi Das

A slew of bills received presidential assent between Sunday and Monday, and many were notified in the official gazette. These include the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, Bharatiya Saksha (Second) Bill, the Telecommunications Bill and the Post Office Bill, among others.

The three new criminal laws replace a raft of colonial acts and were passed by Parliament last week. Home minister Amit Shah had piloted the three laws, which now replace the Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and the Indian Evidence Act. They saw a heated debate in Parliament last week.

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