The three bills withdrawn by the Centre include the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, 2023, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023.
Following recommendations by the parliamentary standing committee, Centre on Monday withdrew three revamped criminal law bills that were introduced in the Lok Sabha in a bid to refurbish the criminal justice system in the country. It has been reported that the new versions of the bills will be drafted based on the recommendations by the committee.
The three withdrawn bills include the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, 2023, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023.
During this year's monsoon session of the parliament, these three bills were introduced in a bid to replace three British-era laws, the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act respectively.
The three bills were then referred to a select committee of Parliament for detailed evaluation and the committee was asked to submit its report within three months.
During the introduction of the bills in Lok Sabha, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the focus of these bills is to provide justice, not punishment.
"The focus of the existing laws was to protect and strengthen the British administration, the idea was to punish and not to give justice. By replacing them, the three new laws will bring the spirit to protect the rights of the Indian citizen," Shah had said during the introduction of the bills.