The Lok Sabha today referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee three Bills that are aimed at completely overhauling the criminal justice system by replacing the Indian Penal Code, the Criminal Code for Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act.
For this purpose, Home Minister Amit Shah introduced Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023, respectively. The Bills have been framed after extensive consultation with various stakeholders, including Supreme Court and High Court Judges, Law Universities, Chief Ministers, Governors, etc. The Bills also take inspiration from various Committee recommendations.
Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita proposes to repeal 22 provisions of the IPC, proposes changes to 175 existing provisions, and introduces 8 new Sections. It contains a total of 356 provisions.
During his speech, Shah said the Bill completely repeals the offense of Sedition. The bill, however, has provisions for “offenses against the State”. Section 150 of the Bill deals with “Acts endangering the sovereignty, unity, and integrity of India”. He also mentioned that the Bill makes provision to penalize the offense of mob lynching, which is punishable with 7 years or life imprisonment or the death penalty.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita repeals nine provisions of the CrPC, proposes changes to 160 of them, and introduces nine new provisions. The Bill contains a total of 533 Sections.
The Bharatiya Sakshya Bill repeals five existing provisions of the Evidence Act, proposes changes to 23 provisions, and introduces one new provision. It contains 170 Sections in total.
News Source : LIveLaw.in
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