The petition was filed by advocate Vishal Tiwari on the ground that the three new criminal laws were passed without any parliamentary debate as unfortunately most of the MPs belonging to the Opposition parties were under suspension during the period
The non-government group called People for Better Treatment (PBT) said the advertisement by the Indian Medical Association, the country’s largest body of doctors, had 'deceptively' created an impression that negligent doctors can no longer be criminally charged for causing the death of a patient
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 will replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita will replace the Code of Criminal Procedure Act 1898 and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 will replace the Indian Evidence Act, 1872