The Rajya Sabha Chairman has referred the three new bills introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 11, which aim at replacing British-era criminal laws, to the Standing Committee on Home Affairs for examination and report within three months. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 replace IPC 1860, CrPC 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, respectively.