The recently enacted Criminal Law Bills were railroaded in the Parliament without any discussion, and they unfortunately come into effect today, posing a significant threat to civil liberties and democratic freedoms.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), passed in Parliament last December, have faced intense criticism from Opposition leaders.
The new laws introduce a “modern justice system”, including provisions such as ‘Zero FIR’, online registration of police complaints, electronic summonses via SMS, and mandatory videography of crime scenes for all heinous crimes.
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