Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill 2023: The new ‘Indian Justice Code-2023’ Bill has taken into account the existing social realities and challenges and will effectively deal with criminals and crimes; At the same time, it will have far-reaching effects, information was given today by government sources.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday introduced three bills in Lok Sabha namely ‘Indian Judicial Code Bill’, ‘Indian Civil Security Code Bill’ and ‘Indian Evidence Bill’.
Currently, discussions have started in the law circles on these bills. These Bills will make ‘Indian Penal Code-1860’, ‘Criminal Procedure Act-1898’ and ‘Indian Evidence Act-1872’ into history. It was said that through these proposed laws, the existing social reality and crimes have been redefined and an effective system will be built to deal with the criminals.
New Bills have been drafted keeping in mind the values enshrined in the Constitution, crimes against women and children, murders, and acts against the country have been seriously considered in the proposed laws.
Some clauses which were repeated have been consolidated and simplified. Earlier IPC had 511 sections. Now only 358 sections have been kept, said the government.
Imprisonment for more than ten years
A woman is sexually assaulted with the false lure of marriage and then abandoned to the wind. Now a convict for this crime can be punished for more than ten years. A new provision has been made for crimes like mobbing.
Definitions combined
Some of the definitions were scattered when considering Articles 6 to 52 of the Constitution, for which there will now be only one Article. Eighteen sections will be deleted and four sections relating to weights and measures have now been grouped under the ‘Statutory Measurements Act-2009’.
Fixed provision
Crimes such as false luring for marriage, gang rape of a minor girl, mobbing, chain-pulling etc. were taken into account by the law but there was no specific provision for these crimes in the current ‘IPC’. Now this problem has also been resolved through the new bill.
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