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Sehore, July 4 (HS). From July 1, the Indian Justice Code (BNS) has been implemented in place of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Indian Civil Security Code (BNSS) in place of the Criminal Procedure Code and the Indian Evidence Act (BAS) in place of the Evidence Act across the country. Regarding the new laws, a training and awareness workshop was organized by Madhya Pradesh Police Sehore in the District Panchayat hall on Thursday. Police and district administration officials, representatives of many organizations and journalists were present in this workshop.
Special Director General of Police Vijay Katiyar said that the aim of these three laws is to completely change the criminal justice system in the country by defining various crimes and their punishments. He said that these laws are not punishment oriented but justice oriented. In the workshop, Inspector General of Police Mr. Abhay Singh, Deputy Inspector General of Police OP Tripathi, Collector Praveen Singh, SP Mayank Awasthi explained the new laws in detail.
Special provisions for women and children
The new laws have made provisions for strict punishment for crimes against women and children. The first chapter in the proposed Indian Civil Protection Code 2023 now deals with the provisions of punishment for crimes against women and children. According to these provisions, while making children commit crimes and involving them in criminal acts will be a punishable offense, buying and selling of minor children will be included in heinous crimes. There is a provision of life imprisonment or death penalty for gang rape of a minor.
According to the new laws, the statement of the victim can be recorded only in the presence of her guardian. Similarly, in the new laws, extreme strictness has been taken regarding crimes against women. Under this, 20 years of punishment and life imprisonment for gang rape of a woman, making false promises for sexual relations or hiding identity will also now be a crime. Also, there is a provision to record the statement in the presence of a female officer at the victim's house. Thus, in the new law, there are provisions for strict punishment under various sections against those who commit crimes against women and children. Additional Collector Shri Vrindavan Singh, ASP Shri Geetesh Garg, all revenue and police officers, District Magistrates of all departments were present in the workshop and section level officers were present in the workshop through video conferencing.
special in the new laws
The evidence presented and admissible in the courts includes electronic or digital records, emails, server logs, computers, smartphones, laptops, SMS, websites, local evidence, mails, messages from devices. All records including case diaries, FIRs, charge sheets and judgments will be digitized. The legal effect, validity and enforceability of electronic or digital records will be the same as paper records. Now appearances can be made in courts through video conferencing as well. Now the charges will be framed within 60 days and the decision will have to be given within 45 days of the end of the trial. At the same time, in cases against civil servants, the decision will be mandatory within 120 days. Under the Indian Civil Protection Code, 2023, there is a provision to give a decision within 30 days of completion of investigation, hearing and debate in the cases within the stipulated time. Similarly, summary trial will be mandatory for smaller and less serious cases. For the first time in the new laws, there is a provision for keeping the detention period on the crime short and bail on completion of one-third of the sentence. Also, it will be mandatory to give the investigation report to any complainant within 90 days and the information of the arrested person will also have to be made public.
Benefits of the new laws
In case of e-FIR, the complainant will have to reach the police station within three days and sign the copy of the FIR. Under the new changes, Zero FIR has been made legally mandatory. There is a provision to give the documents related to the FIR and statement to the complainant. If the complainant wants, he can also take the points of interrogation of the accused by the police. That is, he will be able to take a copy of his statement in a pen drive. In this way, many benefits have been provided to the common people in the new laws.