PM Modi To Dedicate Successful Implementation Of 3 New Criminal Laws To Nation In Chandigarh
Modi is in the Union Territory to dedicate to the nation the successful implementation of the three criminal laws -- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam – that came into effect on July 1, replacing the British-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, respectively.
Modi took to X and said that it is a matter of “immense joy” that these laws are coming into effect when the nation is marking 75 years of the Constitution being adopted by the Constituent Assembly. “A special day in our efforts to ensure speedy justice for every Indian and, at the same time, break free from colonial mindsets,” he said.
The conceptualisation of the three laws was driven by the vision of the Prime Minister to remove colonial era laws which had continued to exist post-independence, and to transform the judicial system by shifting focus from punishment to justice. Keeping this in mind, the theme of the programme was: Secure society, developed India, from punishment to justice.