LOK SABHA PASSES CRIMINAL LAW BILLS SEEKING TO REPLACE IPC, CRPC AND EVIDENCE ACT

The Lok Sabha passed the three criminal laws — the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill on Wednesday.

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The three bills were passed even as 97 Opposition MPs remain suspended from the Lower House amid protests over the Parliament security breach.

The Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that the bills are based on three principles, ‘person’s freedom, human rights and impartiality’. Amit Shah added that the three new laws ‘reflect the spirit of the original Indian Code of Justice’.

What Amended Criminal Laws Say: The bills passed were tabled by the Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday, wherein he spoke about the bills on Wednesday and stated that under the newly amended laws, ‘if one accepts their crime within 30 days of the crime, then the punishment would be less.’

The Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated that the laws give priority to ‘crime against women or man body and security of the country. 

Shah stated that it is now compulsory to record the statement of victims and it will now be recorded online.