CHENNAI: A fortnight before three new criminal laws take effect across the nation, sleuths of the Central Crime Branch are going in for an intense crash course in the new pieces of legislation.
The Indian Penal Code, 1860, has been replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita; the Criminal Procedure Code, 1898, by Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita; and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. The new laws with more than 300 changes are to kick in on July 1.
As registration of new criminal cases should invoke the relevant provisions from the new Acts, legal experts imparted the training to police personnel for the past three days. The training was designed for all police personnel, from constabulary level to senior officers assigned as investigation officers. The next batch of training will start a week later.
The state police have organised special training sessions for its one lakh police personnel. A police inspector, who attended the training, said: “According to the new provisions, the investigation officer must be accompanied by a forensic team at the crime scene for crimes that carry a provision for punishment of seven years or more. This is to ensure a foolproof case is built against criminals and to avoid their acquittal.” Another police officer said the repealed law focused more on the criminals, while the new law has given more importance to the victims.
A total of 313 changes have been made in this law, which will bring widespread changes to India’s criminal justice system, now allowing anyone to obtain justice within a maximum of 3 years.
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