Centre to overhaul British-era IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act

By Lawstreet Bharat 12 August, 2023 10:11 PM 0 Comments

Union Home Minister Amit Shah tabled three Bills to repeal the 163-year-old Indian Penal Code, 126-year-old Criminal Procedure Code and 151-year-old Indian Evidence Act, which he said would free the laws from its "British hangover" and make it more people-centric by bringing the spirit to protect the rights of the Indian citizen at the centre stage.

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