Seeking to make comprehensive changes in criminal laws to provide affordable and speedy justice and create a people-centric legal structure, the Government has initiated the process to amend the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act in consultation with stakeholders, the Rajya Sabha was informed on April 7, 2022.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has also sought suggestions from Governors, Chief Ministers, Lt. Governors and administrators of Union Territories, Chief Justice of India, Chief Justices of various High Courts, Bar Council of India, bar council of various States and members of Parliament regarding comprehensive amendments in criminal laws, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said in a written reply.
The Minister also informed that a committee headed by the Vice-Chancellor, National Law University, Delhi and four other members was constituted on March 2, 2020 by the MHA to suggest reforms in the criminal laws of the country.
