Union Home Minister in Rajya Sabha on Monday. (PTI)
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill along with Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam bills, proposed to replace the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1898, the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, respectively
The government is reportedly seeking to withdraw the three bills that aim to replace existing criminal laws and introduce them afresh following various recommendations made by a parliamentary panel.
The three redrafted bills are expected to introduced in Parliament on Tuesday, reports said.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha on August 11 along with Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam bills. The three bills propose to replace the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1898, the Indian Penal Code, 1860, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, respectively.
Home Minister Amit Shah, in three identical signed statements submitted to Parliament, said the decision was taken after the parliamentary standing committee on home affairs made recommendations suggesting changes in the three bills following a series of discussions with domain experts and various stakeholders.
In the statement for withdrawal, Amit Shah said that to make comprehensive amendments to the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, was introduced in Lok Sabha on August 11 to repeal and replace the IPC. This bill was referred to the department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on August 18 for consideration.
A report was submitted along with recommendations on November 10 after the committee held multiple rounds of discussions with Home ministry, Law ministry and other stakeholders, Shah said in the statement.
Based on the recommendations of the committee, amendments are proposed in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, the statement for withdrawal said. “It is proposed to introduce a new bill in place of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023,” he conveyed to the Parliament,” the statement read.
Two similar statements for withdrawal were also made regarding the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.
(With PTI inputs)
