Congress chief P Chidambaram on Thursday criticised the three payments introduced by the federal government.
New Delhi:
Congress chief P Chidambaram on Thursday criticised the three payments introduced by the federal government that search to overtake the felony justice system, saying the chance to switch and redraft the colonial legal guidelines has been “wasted.” The Lok Sabha on Wednesday handed three key payments — the Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Invoice.
In a put up on X, former residence minister Mr Chidambaram mentioned, “Has the federal government actually dumped the British ‘colonial’ felony legal guidelines? Take into account the truth that 90-95% of IPC, 95% of CrPC and 99% of Proof Act have been minimize, copied and pasted within the three Payments: can anyone deny or debate that truth?” “Actually, the federal government has immortalised Macaulay and Fitz Stephen who drafted the unique IPC and Proof Act,” he claimed.
The chance to switch and redraft the legal guidelines has been wasted, Mr Chidambaram mentioned.
In one other put up, he mentioned the Union Dwelling Minister acknowledged that three situations of the colonist imprint have been repealed however the details say in any other case.
“Sedition was learn down severely and registration of FIRs for sedition was prohibited by the Supreme Courtroom. Sec 377 of the IPC regarding homosexuality was decriminalised by the Supreme Courtroom. The part on Adultery was struck down by the Supreme Courtroom,” he mentioned.
“We are able to thank the Hon’ble Dwelling Minister for rejecting the suggestions of the Standing Committee (dominated by BJP MPs) for together with these ‘offences’ within the new Invoice,” Mr Chidambaram mentioned.
The passing of the three Payments with the Opposition benches virtually empty (because of the 143 suspensions) is like profitable a cricket match the place the alternative workforce will not be allowed to bat, he mentioned.
The three payments will substitute the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Felony Process Act, 1898, and the Indian Proof Act of 1872, respectively.
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