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NEW DELHI: Three newly enacted laws ̶ the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Act ̶ will come into effect from July 1, the Union Home Ministry said in a gazette notification.
The laws will replace the colonial-era Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act of 1872 respectively.
Parliament had passed the three criminal justice Bills in December last year. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 will replace the Indian Penal Code of 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1898 and the Indian Evidence Act of 1872.
After Parliament’s nod to the three laws, President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent on December 25. According to three identical notifications issued by the Union Home Ministry, provisions of the new laws will come into force from July 1.
