HIGHLIGHTS OF BILLS REPLACING IPC, CRPC AND EVIDENCE ACT AS STATED BY UNION HOME MINISTER
The Daily Guardian|August 12, 2023
The Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the three bills in the Lok Sabha to replace the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act, which are the British-era laws.
HIGHLIGHTS OF BILLS REPLACING IPC, CRPC AND EVIDENCE ACT AS STATED BY UNION HOME MINISTER

The Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, the Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 will be sent to the parliamentary panel for further scrutiny.

The Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita repealed the 22 provisions of Indian Penal Code, proposes changes to 175 existing provisions and has introduced 9 new Sections and it contains total 356 provisions.

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita repealed 9 provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, proposed changes to 107 provisions thereof and introduced 9 new provisions. Thus, the Bill contains total 533 Sections.

The Bharatiya Sakshya Bill repealed 5 existing provisions of the Evidence Act, proposed changes to 23 provisions and introduced one new provision. Therefore, it contains total 170 Sections.

Few new provisions under the Indian penal Code:

Section 109: Organised crime

Section 110: Petty organised crime or the organised in general

Section 111: Offence of terrorist act

Section 150: Acts endangering sovereignty unity and the integrity of India

Section 302: Snatching The Salient features of

the Bills moved, as it has been stated by Home Minister, Amit Shah are as follows:

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