New Criminal Laws in India will replace & come into force from July 1, 2024

Three new criminal laws – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam – will come into force, replacing the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence Act, respectively. It will be effective from July 1 of this year.

The Ministry of Home Affairs today issued three notifications regarding the coming into force of these three laws. At the same time, the Center suspended the implementation of Section 106 (2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Act. The specific provision of this clause is “reckless and negligent use of the vehicle resulting in the death of any person. It is noteworthy that truck drivers had staged a massive protest against this decision.

The three criminal legislations were passed in the Parliament’s winter session and received the President’s assent on December 25, 2023.