On 13 August 2024, two days before India celebrated its 78th Independence Day, the honourable Delhi High Court took up the Public Interest Litigation(PIL) filed by Advocate Gantavya Gulati, challenging the removal of Section 377, owing to the replacement of the Indian Penal Code by the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita(BNS.

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In opposition to the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and two other laws that went into effect on Monday (July 1), Karnataka is thinking of proposing state-level amendments to modify the new criminal laws.

Karnataka poised to challenge new criminal laws; considers state-level amendments

The overhaul of India's criminal justice system is scheduled to take effect from July 1, 2024, a government release said on Saturday (Feb 22). The changes will take place with the implementation of three new laws – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Act, which will replace the existing Indian Penal Act, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act of 1872.

India's newly-enacted laws for criminal justice system overhaul to come into effect from July 1