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snatching also. There will now be Home Ministry.
more severe penalties for serious in- Calling the passage of three new
juries that result in near-disability or criminal Bills in Parliament a ‘water-
permanent disability. The practise shed moment’ in Indian history, Prime
of filing a zero-FIR has been institu- Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday
tionalised. The First Information Re- said that these Bills mark the end of
port (FIR) can be lodged anywhere, colonial-era laws.
irrespective of the area in which the Prime Minister Modi said these
crime took place. The victim’s right transformative Bills are a testament to
to information has been ensured India’s commitment to reform. “The
by these laws. The victim has the passage of Bharatiya Nagarik Surak-
right to get a copy of the FIR free of sha Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nyaya
charge. There is also a provision to Sanhita, 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya
inform the victim about the progress Adhiniyam, 2023 is a watershed mo-
of the investigation within 90 days. ment in our history. These Bills mark
A timeline has been added in 35 the end of colonial-era laws. A new
sections of Bharatiya Nagrik Sukrak- era begins with laws centered on pub-
sha Sanhita, which will make the lic service and welfare,” PM Modi
speedy delivery of justice possible. posted on X.
The bill prescribes a time limit for PM Modi added, “These transfor-
the initiation of criminal proceedings, mative Bills are a testament to India’s
arrest, investigation, charge sheet, commitment to reform. They bring
proceedings before a magistrate, cog- our legal, policing, and investigative
nizance, charges, plea bargaining, ap- systems into the modern era with a
pointment of an assistant prosecutor, focus on technology and forensic sci-
trial, bail, judgement and punishment, ence. These Bills ensure enhanced
and mercy petition. protection for the poor, marginalised
This process of reforming the and vulnerable sections of our society.”
three laws of the criminal justice sys- Stating that the government has
tem was started in 2019 and 3,200 sug- bid goodbye to the outdated sections
gestions in this regard were received on sedition, PM Modi said, “At the
from various stakeholders. Union same time, these Bills come down heav-
Home Minister Amit Shah held more Home Minister Amit Shah with BJP, MP Ramesh Bidhuri leaves Parliament after the conclusion ily on organized crime, terrorism and
than 150 meetings and these sugges- of Winter Session, in New Delhi on Thursday (ANI Photo/Shrikant Singh) such offense which strike at the root
tions were thoroughly discussed in the of our peaceful journey to progress.”
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