Bharat Express

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Former Union Minister and BJP MP Anurag Thakur, along with MPs Bansuri Swaraj and Hemang Joshi, filed an Attempt To Murder complaint against Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday.

A PIL challenges the Supreme Court over new criminal laws replacing colonial-era IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act.

The BCI will also seek the intervention of the Hon’ble Union Minister for Environment, Mr. Bhupendra Yadav, who is an advocate, to mediate in this matter.

He emphasised that the new criminal laws were written with the spirit of "citizen first, dignity first, and justice first," and that police must now work with "data" rather than "danda."

The proposed changes are notable. Regarding adultery, the committee is expected to suggest reinstating the criminalization of adultery, which was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2018.

In two sections of the IPC, the term "unnatural sex" is mentioned. It's interesting to note that such clauses remain unchanged in the BNS.

The government will provide a convenient reference to the pertinent portions of the IPC at the time the Rules are released.