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Mumbai: Experts concerned 3 new criminal laws may wreck overwhelmed judiciary
Updated On: 01 July, 2024 06:47 AM IST | Mumbai | Vinod Kumar Menon
With three new laws coming into force from July 1, there will be two parallel criminal laws in force
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The new criminal law will replace the old colonial criminal laws—Indian Penal Code-1860, Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 and Indian Evidence Act 1872. Representation Pic
From today, July 1, three new criminal laws—Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Surakasha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023—will come into force across the country, thereby making India, probably, one of the few countries in the world to have two parallel criminal laws. The new criminal law will replace the old colonial criminal laws—Indian Penal Code-1860, Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 and Indian Evidence Act 1872.
However, the pendency of court cases (as per old acts) has crossed over 4.50 crore across India, which includes over 53 lakh pending cases at various stages in district and taluka courts of Maharashtra, as per the National Judiciary Grid Data. This humungous pendency has made the practising advocates concerned about the overburdening of the existing court infrastructure system, especially in rural parts. The lawyers felt infrastructure needed to be built simultaneously for speedy delivery of justice.
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