No more tarikh pe tarikh for justice! New criminal laws passed in Lok Sabha include death penalty for mob lynching

Notably, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, will replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita will replace the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill will replace the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

He said the purpose of the Indian Penal Code made in 1860 was not to give justice but to give punishment and these three laws made with the Indian soul will bring a huge change in our criminal justice system.

Here are a few changes-

2. He said that to reduce the burden on jails, community service is also being included as a punishment for the first time and it is being given legal status.
3. Forensic science has been given a lot of importance in these laws.
4. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, which will replace CrPC, which has a total of 484 sections, will now have 531 sections. 177 sections have been changed, 9 new sections have been added and 14 sections have been repealed.
5. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which will replace the IPC, will now have 358 sections instead of the earlier 511 sections. 21 new offences have been added in it, the term of imprisonment has been increased in 41 offences, the penalty has been increased in 82 offences, mandatory minimum punishment has been introduced in 25 crimes, there are provisions of community service as a punishment in 6 crimes and 19 sections have been repealed, he said.
6. Similarly, the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, which will replace the Evidence Act, will now have 170 sections instead of the earlier 167, 24 sections have been amended, 2 new sections have been added and 6 sections have been repealed.