Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita to replace IPC; Centre introduces three bills to replace three British-era laws

NEW DELHI: The central government is all set to change the existing criminal laws in the country. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday introduced three bills in the Lok Sabha to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure (CRPC), and Indian Evidence Act (IEA).

Shah said that the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 will be sent to a parliamentary panel for further scrutiny. He said that changes are being made in the criminal laws to ensure justice.

"From 1860 to 2023, the country's criminal justice system functioned as per the laws made by the British. The laws that will be repealed... the focus of those laws was to protect and strengthen the British administration, the idea was to punish and not to give justice. By replacing them, the new three laws will bring the spirit to protect the rights of the Indian citizen,'' Shah said.