COLONIAL CRIMINAL LAW NOW HISTORY IN COUNTRY

In the new draft, video recording of search, seizure and statements has now been made mandatory.

- ASHISH SINHA

The draft of new laws introduced in the Lok Sabha in place of IPC and CrPC was passed with majority on Wednesday. Presenting the amended law draft, Amit Shah said that now, the law will not be punishment-centric but victim-centric. In the new draft of the law, crimes against women, children and physical crimes have been kept respectively. Sedition law has been introduced by abolishing the section of treason.

Now any victim can go to any police station and lodge his or her FIR. This means that powerful and influential people cannot stop the FIR of crime from being registered. Apart from this, provision for EFIR has been made in the new draft. Women who are victims of rape and exploitation will especially get access to EFIR. Apart from this, the law against terrorism has been tightened in the new laws. Provisions are being made to digitise police and law and order.

In the new draft, video recording of search, seizure and statements has now been made mandatory. The police will have to do the investigation within time. The charge sheet must be submitted on time, if the police find some other evidence, then with the approval of the court, they can ask for additional time to file a supplementary charge sheet, but this period cannot exceed 180 days. Apart from this, now the trial of those who commit any kind of crime and flee abroad will be conducted in their absence and the punishment will also be given. Their properties will be confiscated.