The Supreme Court on Monday turned down a PIL challenging three new criminal laws proposed by the Union Government, Jagran.com reported. The Home Ministry has issued a notification regarding implementing the three laws--Indian Judicial Code, Indian Civil Protection Code and Indian Evidence Act.
A bench of CJI Chandrachud, Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra turned down the PIL filed by a Chennai resident, T Shivgyansambandhan, asserting that he was nowhere associated with the matter.
Shrugging off the PIL, CJI DY Chandrachud said, "What is your locus to challenge the three new criminal laws? They are not even in force. Dismissed,” the Live Law reported.
The three laws will come into force from July 1 onwards.
The bench said that the petitioner was not entitled to challenge these laws as they would be replaced by the colonial laws and received a nod from the Parliament in December last year. President Droupadi Murmu also approved the laws on December 25 last year.
The three criminal laws-- Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill-- were passed by the Parliament last year in December. Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the bills in both houses. As the bills were passed, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that these bills would replace British-era laws.
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The Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been replaced with the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the CrPC with the Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Indian Evidence Act has been replaced with the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.
Minutes after three new criminal laws were passed in the Rajya Sabha, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said it was a 'watershed moment' in Indian history. He added that these bills mark the end of colonial-era laws.
“The passage of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 is a watershed moment in our history. These Bills mark the end of colonial-era laws. A new era begins with laws centred on public service and welfare,” he posted on X.