To replace the Indian Penal Code and the CrPC from the colonial era, the Lok Sabha passed three criminal code bills on Wednesday, December 20. The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023; the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023; and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023 will be replaced.<\/p>\n
The Telecom Bill was also approved by the lower house. The bills were passed, and the parliament adjourned for the day.<\/p>\n
However, 143 opposition members had been suspended during the previous two days, but the bills were nevertheless passed.<\/p>\n
A M Ariff of the CPI(M) and Thomas Chazhikadan of the Kerala Congress (Mani) were suspended for misconduct following the House’s adoption of a resolution proposed by Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi.<\/p>\n
With this, there are now 97 suspended Members of Parliament in the Lok Sabha. The two Houses of Parliament have suspended 143 opposition MPs so far.<\/p>\n
Amit Shah added that the sedition statute would no longer be in effect, citing the British use of it to imprison Indian freedom\u00a0fighters.<\/p>\n
The British sedition legislation, which is still in effect today, put Tilak Maharaj, Mahatma Gandhi, Sardar Patel, and many other of our liberation warriors in jail for years. Speaking in the Lok Sabha, he said, the Modi government has decided to completely abolish the sedition law for the first time.<\/p>\n
According to Amit Shah, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which will take the role of the Indian Penal Code, will prioritise justice over punishment.<\/p>\n
During the Monsoon Session of Parliament, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, 2023, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023 were initially introduced. During the Winter Session, Shah introduced the bills that had been modified.<\/p>\n
A method to improve police accountability will be introduced\u00a0by the proposed laws, according to Shah. Every police station will now required to keep records of persons who have been arrested, and Shah said that a designated police officer will be in charge of keeping these information up to date.<\/p>\n
Speaking about the new criminal bills’ contents, Shah said,\u00a0the government had made the rules against trafficking gender-neutral.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the Union Home Minister annouced\u00a0that under the new legislation, rape of a girl under the age of 18\u00a0will immediately be subject to POCSO equivalent provisions.<\/p>\n
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