The overhaul of India's criminal justice system is scheduled to take effect from July 1, 2024, a government release said on Saturday (Feb 22). The changes will take place with the implementation of three new laws – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Act, which will replace the existing Indian Penal Act, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act of 1872.
While some of the provisions are laudable, if someone is up to mischief, people can be in a lot of trouble, former Delhi High Court judge Mukta Gupta said.
Professor Anup Surendranath of National Law University Delhi, in a recent interview with Livelaw, discussing the three new criminal laws, said that a tremendous opportunity for truly transforming.
These young colleagues of mine have entered Rajya Sabha with a great amount of hope and with the determination to excel in their responsibilities as parliamentarians.