Supreme Court judge Justice Rajesh Bindal on Saturday said the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill (BSB), 2023, which seeks to replace the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), Indian Penal Code (IPC), and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, were a much-needed change for the criminal justice system in the country.
He was speaking at the Legal Conclave organised by Adhivakta Parishad, a unit of Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad (a pan-India lawyers organisation) in Delhi. The event was attended by about 1,000 people, including lawyers, senior advocates, academicians, judicial officers, and law students.
The Centre introduced the three Bills — the BNSS, BNS, and the BSB — on August 11, 2023 with the goal of overhauling the country’s criminal laws.
