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Three new bills that seek to overhaul the colonial-era criminal laws, making punishments more stringent for crimes such as terrorism, lynching, and offences endangering national security, were approved by Parliament .
The bills were passed in the Rajya Sabha by voice vote. The Lok Sabha had approved these on Wednesday.
The Rajya Sabha passed the three criminal bills — The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023 and The Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023 — replacing the IPC, the CrPC and the Evidence Act.
The bills that repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act will usher in a new era in the criminal justice system, Home Minister Amit Shah said while replying to a debate in the Upper House of Parliament.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah In Rajya Sabha , “Soul, body and idea of new criminal laws are purely Bharatiya.”
Shah further stated, “The implementation of new criminal laws will ensure an end to ‘tareekh pe tareekh’ era and justice will be given in three years.”
