Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge addresses a press conference after the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance’s (INDIA) meeting, in New Delhi on Dec. 19, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI
Women MPs of BJP seek more time to discuss criminal law Bills
The Lok Sabha on Tuesday took up the discussion on the three redrafted Bills that seek to replace the British-era criminal laws. Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Bills in the Lok Sabha last week. The three Bills are the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita Bill, 2023; the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita Bill, 2023; and the the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023. They will replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860; the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898; and the the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
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