New Delhi: On the last day of the monsoon session, the Union government Friday introduced a bill for a complete overhaul of the Indian criminal laws made implemented during the British era. The Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act will be replaced by the Indian Judicial Code.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced three bills in the Lok Sabha today to replace the Indian Penal Code, CrPC, and the Indian Evidence Act. Presenting it, he said that all these three laws were made by the British, We’re changing them. 

The three new laws announced by Amit Shah include the Indian Justice Code, 2023, the Indian Civil Defense Code, 2023, and the Indian Evidence Bill, 2023.

While presenting the bills Amit Shah said that From 1860 to 2023, the country’s criminal justice system used to run according to the laws made by the Britisheres. Now, these laws will be changed to bring a new chapter to the criminal justice system of the country. 

The Three Bills

The Indian Code of Justice, 2023: The bill brings to consolidate and amend the provisions relating to offenses and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Indian Civil Defense Code, 2023: The bill brings to consolidate and amend the law pertaining to criminal procedure and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

The Indian Evidence Bill, 2023:  The bill brings to consolidate and provides for general rules and principles of evidence for a fair judicial trial.

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