Historic Legal Reform: Parliament Passes Bills to Revamp IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act

India’s Parliament has recently undertaken a historic overhaul of the country’s criminal justice system by passing three significant bills. These legislative changes are aimed at replacing the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence Act with the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, and Bharatiya […]

Lok Sabha Debates Landmark Bills to Overhaul Indian Criminal Laws, Proposing Replacements for IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act

The Lok Sabha recently engaged in a significant discussion on three bills that propose to overhaul India’s criminal laws. These bills, namely the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, aim to repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) 1973, and the […]