2 days Ago By Northlines
New Delhi, Jul 1: Congress leader Manish Tewari Monday said the three new criminals laws that came into force from July 1 lay the foundation of a police State, and they should be reviewed by a Joint Parliamentary Committee. The three new criminal laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — rolled out across the country, bringing widespread changes in 's criminal justice system. These laws replace the British-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, respectively.
Tewari demanded the new criminal laws should not be implemented and rather sent to the Join Parliamentary Committee for a review because what the government has done lays the foundation of a police raj in the country. The new laws bring in a modern justice system, incorporating provisions such as Zero FIR, online registration of police complaints, summonses through electronic modes such as SMS and mandatory videography of scenes for all heinous crimes. They have tried to address some of the current social realities and crimes and provide a mechanism to effectively deal with these, keeping in view the ideals enshrined in the Constitution, official sources said.
Tewari further said that the two parallel processes of law have been created by the implementation of the new laws. Cases registered before June 30 will be decided under the old laws and those registered from July 1 onwards will be decided under the new law. Th.
