3 New Criminal Laws Comes In Effect: Important Points


By Anshika Verma01, Jul 2024 01:20 PMjagranjosh.com

What are 3 New criminal laws?

With an emphasis on crimes against women, children, and national security, the Delhi Police has enacted three new criminal laws to ensure safety. Tap to read about these 3 new laws!

Death punishment

The new law that has implemented states that death will be the punishment for the person that were involved in the child rape.

20 years jail

This law that has taken place recently states that 20 years of jail will be the punishment for the people who were involved in the gangrape.

FIR update

The updated law has been stated that it is mandatory to update on First Information Report (FIR) within the time period of three months (90 days.)

Life imprisonment

In the Sanhita, gang rape of a woman under the age of eighteen is a new category that carries a maximum sentence of twenty years or life in prison.

Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

In order to address sexual crimes, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has added a new chapter titled ‘Crimes against Women and Children.’

gender Includes Transgender

The 'gender' now also includes transgender people. Victim statements for certain offences against women should be recorded by a woman magistrate.

Create Awareness

Posters informing citizens of the new legislation were hung in the national capital's police stations among other locations prior to its going into effect.

Widespread changes

The new criminal laws would revoke rules from the colonial era and drastically alter India's criminal justice system.

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