{"id":343615,"date":"2025-03-13T18:00:01","date_gmt":"2025-03-13T12:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/?p=343615"},"modified":"2025-03-13T16:23:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-13T10:53:08","slug":"mnlu-nagpur-one-day-national-conference-from-legislation-to-practice-assessing-the-implementation-of-new-criminal-laws-april-05-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scconline.com\/blog\/post\/2025\/03\/13\/mnlu-nagpur-one-day-national-conference-from-legislation-to-practice-assessing-the-implementation-of-new-criminal-laws-april-05-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"MNLU, Nagpur | One Day National Conference from Legislation to Practice: Assessing the Implementation of New Criminal Laws [April 05, 2025]"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I. ABOUT MAHARASHTRA NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY, NAGPUR<\/h3>\n

Maharashtra National Law University, Nagpur, an Institution with a students’ centric outlook, was established by the Government of Maharashtra in 2015. The University started its academic activities from August 1, 2016 and is currently in its eighth year of academic pursuits with eight batches of B.A.LL.B.(Hons.) Five-Year Integrated Degree Course; four batches of B.A.LL.B. (Honours in Adjudication and Justicing) Five-Years Integrated Degree Course; second batch of B.B.A.LL.B. (Hons.) Five-Year Integrated Degree Course; eight batches of One-Year LL.M. (Postgraduate) Degree Course; and five batches of Ph.D. Programme. The University is recognised by the University Grants Commission under 12(B)<\/a> of University Grants Commission (UGC) Act, 1956<\/a> and the Bar Council of India (BCI), New Delhi. It is also a member of Association of Indian Universities (AIU), New Delhi and Consortium of National Law Universities. The University is making rapid progress towards the dream of achieving excellence in the field of legal and justice education with its dedicated faculty members, research associates, research scholars, students and staff under the dynamic guidance of the Chancellor, Hon’ble Shri Justice Bhushan R. Gavai, Judge, Supreme Court of India and Hon’ble Vice Chancellor, Prof. (Dr.) Vijender Kumar.<\/p>\n

II. INTRODUCTION TO THREE NEW CRIMINAL LAWS<\/h3>\n

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his 76th<\/span> Independence Day speech, said,<\/p>\n

“In this Azadi Ka Amrit Kaal, new laws should be made by abolishing the laws which have been going on from the time of slavery<\/span>”.<\/p>\n

The reference in this speech was with regards to repeal of more than 1,500 archaic laws in India with a quest to break away from the remnants of India’s colonial past. Almost a year later, on August 11, 2023, the Union Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah, introduced three bills to replace the existing codes on criminal law. The Indian Penal Code 1860<\/a> (IPC) was set to be replaced by The Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023<\/a>. The Code of Criminal Procedure 1973<\/a> (Cr.P.C.) was set to be taken over by The Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita Bill 2023 and The Indian Evidence Act, 1872<\/a> (I.E.A.) was set to be replaced by The Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam Bill 2023. During the introduction of the bills in Lok Sabha, Shri Amit Shah highlighted, “The focus of the existing laws was to protect and strengthen the British administration, the idea was to punish and not to give justice<\/span>. By replacing them, the three new laws will bring the spirit to protect the rights of the Indian citizen<\/span>”. However, after a detailed discussion in Lok Sabha on various changes introduced in the three Bills, they were referred to a 3-member Parliamentary Standing Committee. After due deliberation of the said committee, on December 11, 2023, the three criminal law bills were withdrawn and replaced with three new Bills after incorporating the changes recommended by the said parliamentary committee. The Central Government on December 12, 2023, introduced the revised criminal law bills in Lok Sabha namely, The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023<\/a>, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023<\/a> and The Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023. The revised bills were passed by Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on December 20 and December 21, 2023, respectively. Thereafter on December 25, 2023, the President, Ms. Draupadi Murmu gave her assent to the three new criminal code bills, thereby converting the three bills into enacted Acts of the Parliament. Recently, Ministry of Home Affairs issued three notifications, notifying the date of commencement of these three criminal laws from July 1,2024.<\/p>\n

III. OVERVIEW OF THREE NEW CRIMINAL LAWS<\/h3>\n