UNVEILING BSS: THE NEW VERSION
AUTHOR – POOJA.S, STUDENT AT ICFAI LAW SCHOOL, HYDERABAD
BEST CITATION – POOJA.S, UNVEILING BSS: THE NEW VERSION, INDIAN JOURNAL OF LEGAL REVIEW (IJLR), 4 (2) OF 2024, PG. 649-654, APIS – 3920 – 0001 & ISSN – 2583-2344.
ABSTRACT
The New criminal code was first introduced by the Centre on August 11 last year following which they were referred to a 31-member Parliamentary Standing Committee headed by BJP MP Brij Lal for review. The revised Bill was later introduced in the Lok Sabha by Union Home Minister Amit Shah on December 12th and received Presidential assent on December 25th.
On July 1st, The Indian Penal Code was replaced with a more technology driven, justice-based foundation of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Many factors were taken into consideration like societal, political, technological, cultural etc while sculpting this new law. The changing era and differences over the centuries demand addition, deletion and replacement of provisions which is being achieved by BSS.
The new law focuses on justice rather than punishment and is aimed at providing speedy justice, all the way, strengthening the judicial and court management system emphasising “access to justice by all”. This article helps us identify the major changes which is brought upon with the New Penal Law.