Three new criminal laws will come into effect across India from Monday, bringing widespread changes in India's criminal justice system and ending colonial-era laws. Watch in for more details!

India: 3 new criminal laws to replace colonial-era codes, Zero FIR & electronic summonses introduced

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

The NDA government has decided to overhaul the criminal justice system in the country. Union Home Minister Amit Shah has introduced three new bills in the lower house and as per the senior minister they are aimed at replacing the British-era laws.

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