Reports on 3 criminal bills: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar directs publication

NEW DELHI: Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Saturday directed the circulation and publication of three reports on 'The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita', 'The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita', and 'The Bharatiya Sakshya Bill'.

In a post on X, the Vice-President Secretariat said, "Vice-President of India and Chairman, Rajya Sabha, Jagdeep Dhankhar has directed the circulation and publication of the following three reports: the 246th Report on 'The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023', the 247th Report on 'The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023', and the 248th Report on 'The Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023', submitted on November 10, 2023, by Brij Lal, Member Parliament (RS) and Chairman of the Department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs."

Reports on the three bills, which seek to replace the criminal and procedural laws, were submitted to Dhankhar on Friday.

The Vice President's Secretariat posted on X that the chairman of the standing committee at home, Brij Lal, called on Dhankhar in Parliament and handed over the three reports.

Soon after Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bills in Lok Sabha in August this year, he urged the Speaker to refer the measures to the standing committee for its examination.

The three bills were introduced in Parliament during the Monsoon Session in a bid to replace the British-era laws.

The three bills were then referred to Parliament's select committee, which was asked to submit its report within three months, i.e., by November 2023.

While introducing the bills, Home Minister Amit Shah said that they would transform India's criminal justice system and added that the changes were done to provide speedy justice and create a legal system that caters to contemporary needs and aspirations of the people.

Earlier this month, the parliamentary panel adopted the three reports, offering a slew of amendments but sticking to their Hindi names, with nearly 10 opposition members submitting dissent notes. (IANS)

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