British Raj By abolishing the laws of India Three new criminal laws will come into force across the country from today, which are expected to bring sweeping changes to the criminal justice system.
According to the report of Indian media outlet ‘India.com’, these new laws named ‘Bharatiya Naya Sanhita’, ‘Bharatiya Nagarak Sarksha Sanhita’ and ‘Bhartiya Sakshya Adhaniyam’ are the British-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence, respectively. will replace the Act.
What is interesting regarding these new criminal laws is that it will be a modern justice system with zero FIR, online registration of police complaints, electronic methods like summons through SMS and mandatory videography of all heinous crime scenes. Such provisions shall be added.
Official sources told news agency Press Trust of India that the legislators have tried to address some of the existing social realities and crimes and have devised a mechanism to deal with them effectively, keeping in mind the ideals enshrined in the Constitution. What is it.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah says that ‘priority will be given in the provision of justice through the new laws.’
He said: ‘Unlike British-era laws that prioritized penal action, these new laws were made by Indians (legislators), for Indians and in the Indian Parliament and marked the end of colonial criminal justice laws. do.’
What changes will the new criminal laws bring to the justice system?
According to the new rules, criminal cases must be decided within 45 days of the completion of the trial and charges must be filed within 60 days of the first hearing.
Under them, the statement of rape victims will be recorded by a woman police officer in the presence of their guardian or relative and medical reports will have to be submitted within seven days.
These laws define organized crime and acts of terrorism while replacing ‘sedition’ with the crime of ‘treason’. Video recording of all search and seizure operations by the police has been made mandatory.
Under these laws, a new chapter on the elimination of crimes once morest women and children has been added, under which the purchase and sale of any child is a heinous crime and gang rape of a minor is punishable by death or life imprisonment. Imprisonment is prescribed.
The new law prioritizes the elimination of crimes once morest women and children, murder and crimes once morest the state.
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Cases of false promise of marriage, gang rape of minors, mob lynching, jewelery snatching etc. are reported but the existing Indian Penal Code has no specific provisions to deal with such cases.
Now the new laws have added a new provision for cases like abandoning women following having sex on false promise of marriage.
Under the new rules, a person can now report incidents through electronic communication without going to the police station. It allows easy and quick police reporting and facilitates prompt action by the police.
With the launch of ‘Zero FIR’, a person can lodge a First Information Report (FIR) at any police station, irrespective of whether the offense falls under the jurisdiction of that station or not.
This eliminates delay in initiation of legal proceedings and ensures prompt reporting of crime.
An interesting addition to the law is that in the event of arrest, any person has the right to inform anyone of their choice of their situation.
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2024-07-02 12:51:54
