The Union Ministry of Law and Justice has replaced the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Indian Evidence Act with new laws. These bring changes including a 45-day time limit for court rulings, 60-day framing of trial charges, and two-month limit for investigating offenses against women and children. Also introduced: the death penalty for specific offenses and recognition of digital records as trial evidence.
A police constable at the SP office in Hassan, Karnataka, allegedly attacked and fatally stabbed his wife, Mamatha, when she visited to file a complaint against him. This marks one of the first cases under the newly implemented Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, leading to public outcry and swift police action under BNS Section 103.