‘The title is not correct…’ All three new criminal laws are challenged in the Supreme Court, this is the demand of the petitioner

New Delhi: A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against the three new criminal laws of the Central Government. The petitioner has demanded a stay on its implementation and has requested that an expert committee be formed to examine the practicality of the law. The petition has been filed in the Supreme Court by Advocate on Record Kanwar Siddharth. The three laws, Indian Judicial Code, Indian Civil Defense Code and Indian Evidence Code will replace IPC, CrPC and Indian Evidence Act from July 1. The Central Government has issued a notification for this.

‘The title of the laws is not correct’

In the petition filed by Anjali Patel and Chhaya Mishra, it has been said that the title of the new laws is not correct. The title that has been kept does not explain the legislation and neither is it fulfilling the objective. The name of the new law is not clear, and there are many contradictions in the sections of the law. The petition states that as far as the Indian Penal Code is concerned, most of the sections in it are similar to the IPC. Also, organized crime has been included in the Indian Penal Code i.e. BNS, which includes vehicle theft, pickpocketing, sale of examination question papers and other types of organized crime.

New laws coming into effect from July 1

The definition of organized crime states that if the actions of an organized gang cause citizens to feel insecure, then it will be a crime. The feeling of insecurity is not clearly defined. It has also been said that gangs have not been defined in the Indian Justice Code. The petition also states that there is a provision for 15 days of police remand in case of any crime and this can be taken anytime during the 40 days or 60 days of arrest. In this way, this provision will in a way affect the provision of bail during this period. It is worth noting that the current provision is that remand can be taken only within 15 days of arrest. It is worth noting that the Indian Justice Code (BNS), Indian Civil Security Code and Indian Evidence Act are going to be implemented from July 1. There are 357 sections in the Indian Justice Code. Many terminologies of the old colonial period have been removed. Many legal provisions have been made under the Indian Civil Security Code.

The new law was challenged earlier also

Just before the implementation of the three new laws, it has been challenged again in the Supreme Court. Although this law was challenged on different grounds even before this, the Supreme Court did not give any relief to the petitioners. On February 20, the petition in which the new criminal law was challenged was rejected. The bench headed by Supreme Court Chief Justice DY Chandrachud refused to give relief and said that the law is not in force yet. On May 20, the Supreme Court also rejected the petition. Similarly, another petition was filed in the Kerala High Court by Advocate PV Jeevesh, raising objections to the Hindi and Sanskrit vocabulary. The petitioners have not got relief from the Supreme Court in the case, so what relief will the petitioner get from the Supreme Court on the new petition? This question remains.