The three proposed criminal laws, according to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, are people-centric, have an Indian flavour, and are primarily intended to safeguard citizens’ civil, human, and personal rights.
Speaking at the Bar Council of India’s International Lawyers’ Conference, Shah added that the three laws’ goal is to offer justice rather than meted out punishment.
He urged all lawyers in the nation to offer their recommendations to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS-2023), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS-2023), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA-2023) so that the nation may have the greatest laws that benefited everyone.
The Indian Evidence Act of 1872, the Criminal Procedure Act of 1898, and the Indian Penal Code of 1860 will all be replaced by the three proposals that were tabled in the Lok Sabha on August 11.
“India’s criminal justice system was imprinted with colonial law. All three new bills do not have colonial imprint but have the flavour of Indian soil. The central point of these three proposed laws is to protect the constitutional and human rights of citizens as well as their personal rights,” he said.
According to Shah, a full revision of the criminal laws has been undertaken with the needs of contemporary society in mind.
“These laws are coming after almost 160 years with a completely new approach and new system. Along with new initiatives, three initiatives have also been taken by the government to create a law-friendly ecosystem,” he said.
The first is e-courts, the second inter-operable Criminal Justice System (ICJS)and the third is adding new technology to these three proposed laws, Shah said.
