Home Minister Amit Shah introduces amended Bills to replace three criminal laws

12 Dec 2023 Evaluate

In Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah today introduced the three Amended Bills which will replace the criminal laws in the country. Amit Shah told the Speaker that most of the amendments were grammatical corrections, with a few Sections in the laws being amended. 

The three bills are: Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill, 2023, and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) Bill, 2023 - that sought to replace the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Indian Penal Code, 1860, and Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, respectively.

While introducing the bills, Amit Shah said the soul of these three new laws will be to protect all the rights given by the Constitution to the citizens. Shah noted that British-era laws were made to strengthen and protect their rule and their purpose was to punish, not to give justice. On December 11, Union Home Minister Amit Shah informed members of the Lok Sabha that the three criminal codes that seek to replace the British-era laws will be withdrawn and replaced with three new Bills after incorporating the changes recommended by a parliamentary committee. 

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