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Newly enacted criminal laws, that replace Penal Code, to come into effect from 1 July: Govt

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Three newly enacted criminal laws will come into effect from July 1, 2024, the government said in its notification.

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The three newly enacted criminal laws, ie Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam-will come into effect from July 1, 2024, the Union Government said in a notification on Saturday.

The three criminal laws will be implemented in the place of the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, that were passed by the Parliament on December 21, 2023.

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After Parliament’s nod to the three laws, President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent on December 25.

According to three identical notifications issued by the Union Home Ministry, provisions of the new laws will come into force from July 1.

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The three legislations intent to completely overhaul the criminal justice system in the country by giving definitions of various offences and their punishments.

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