Delhi, 26 February: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to the three new criminal laws, namely Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Act, which are set to be implemented from July 1.
The dismissal came in response to a PIL filed by Chennai resident T Sivagnanasambandan, with the bench of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices J B Pardiwala and Manoj Misra citing lack of locus standi as the reason for its dismissal. The PIL had named the union ministries of Home and Law and Justice as parties.
The three laws, which replace the outdated colonial era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Indian Evidence Act of 1872, were approved by Parliament on December 21 last year and received presidential assent on December 25. These laws are aimed at completely revamping the criminal justice system in the country.
