The Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry opposes the proposed replacement of three criminal laws with new ones, expressing concerns about the difficulties they pose for various stakeholders in the justice system. They have urged the Bar Council of India to organize a meeting involving all State Bar Councils and Bar Associations to discuss the implications and potentially challenge the new laws in the Supreme Court.
India is poised to undertake a landmark revision by amending three laws from the colonial era: the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence Act. The Central Government has issued a notification stating that three recently enacted criminal laws will come into force on July 1st, 2024.
