New criminallaws make justiceaccessible: Experts
Lucknow: The
new criminal laws
represent a significant step towards a more modern, efficient and just legal system. The successful implementation of the new criminal laws will be crucial in realising their intended benefits and ensuring that justice is accessible to all citizens.This was stated by law experts and educators during a two-day training programme on 'New criminal laws' for UP govt officers and law enforcing agencies.
The event was organised by Ram Manohar Lohiya National Law University in collaboration with the Institute of Constitutional and Parliamentary Studies (ICPS), New Delhi, on Friday."The programme aimed to prepare govt officials for the new criminal laws —
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita
, 2023,
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita
, 2023 and
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam
, 2023 which have been in effect since July 1, 2024 and replaced the Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act, respectively," said RMLNLU spokesperson Shashank Shekhar.Addressing a session on 'different kinds of offences and new penal provisions', former chairperson of the Delhi Judicial Academy Prof B T Kaul highlighted the concept of
criminal justice
. The session highlighted the fundamentals of criminal law.During a session on 'General principles of criminal liability', RMLNLU Associate Professor K A Pandey discussed the comprehensive legal framework governing the principles of relevancy and admissibility of evidence in both civil and criminal proceedings along with a comparative overview of the provisions of the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 and Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023.
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