Expressing serious concerns over the implementation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, the vice chairman, secretary, and two members of the Bar Council of Delhi (BCD), in a letter to Home Minister Amit Shah, have urged him to not implement them.
The three laws are set to replace the existing Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act, respectively, from July 1.
In the letter to Mr. Shah, the BCD’s vice chairman Sanjeev Nasiar; secretary Kumar Mukesh; former chairman and member K.C. Mittal; and former vice chairman and member Himal Akhtar have objected to the extension of the police remand period from 15 days to 60-90 days under the new laws.