The central Government is planning to introduce three bills in Lok Sabha on Friday to replace and repeal the Indian Penal Code.
As per Live Law, the Central Government on Friday is likely to introduce bills to replace the Indian Penal Code, CrPC, and Indian Evidence Act.
The report further said that the bills have been named Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bhartiya Sakshya Bill.
The Indian Penal Code (IPC) is, till date, the official criminal code of India.
It is a comprehensive code intended to cover all substantive aspects of criminal law. The code was drafted on the recommendations of the first law commission of India.
Indian Home Minister, Amit Shah had hinted out at the removal of Indian Penal Code the last year in August.
However, in February this year, it became clear when Union Minister of State for Home Ajay Kumar Mishra said that the Ministry of Home Affairs sought suggestions from Governors, Chief Ministers, Lieutenant Governors and Administrators of Union Territories, Chief Justice of India, Chief Justices of various High Courts, Bar Council of India, Bar Council of various States, various universities, law institutes, and all MPs regarding comprehensive amendments in criminal laws.
The minister claimed that the department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs in its 146th report had recommended that there is a need for a comprehensive review of the criminal justice system of the country.
“With a view to making comprehensive changes in the criminal laws of the country to provide affordable and speedy justice to all, create a people-centric legal structure, the government has initiated the process for comprehensive amendments to criminal laws such as Indian Penal Code, 1860, the code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 in consultation with all stakeholders,” he had said in a written reply to a question in the Indian parliament.
The Minister said a committee had been constituted under the chairpersonship of the Vice-chancellor of National Law University, Delhi to suggest reforms in the criminal laws.