New Delhi, October 27: The parliamentary committee responsible for reviewing three bills aimed at replacing existing criminal laws did not adopt its draft report as initially scheduled for Friday. This delay was attributed to the request from some opposition members who expressed the need for additional time to thoroughly examine the report.
As a result, the Standing Committee is now anticipated to reconvene on November 6 to continue discussions on the matter.
According to sources, several opposition members, including P Chidambaram from the Congress, wrote to the committee’s chairperson, Brij Lal, requesting an extension to study the draft report in detail and submit their perspectives. The significance of the draft report lies in its involvement with three separate bills.
These bills, introduced by Home Minister Amit Shah during the Monsoon session in the Lok Sabha, are intended to replace the existing colonial-era criminal laws. The proposed legislations include the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which would replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, to replace The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, intended to replace the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
The Lok Sabha subsequently referred these bills to the committee for comprehensive scrutiny.
