Boxer Chandni Mehra

IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act to be Replaced

Home Minister Amit Shah introduced three bills in Lok Sabha on August 11, 2023. He introduced the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, which will be established in place of the Indian Penal Code; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha, 2023, will replace the Criminal Procedure Act; and Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023, will replace the Indian Evidence Act. Why was it essential to replace the laws that formed the criminal justice system? Explained