CRIMINAL LAW REFORMS: STEP TOWARDS JUSTICE TO SOCIETY by Sakshi Garg
Author: Sakshi Garg, Lawyer ABSTRACT Colonial legislation such as the Indian Penal Code (1860), the Code of Criminal Procedure (1973), and the Indian Evidence Act (1872) have long governed India’s criminal court system. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam are three groundbreaking legislative reforms that the Indian government introduced in 2023 after realizing the need for modernization and contextualization. With a more victim-focused, efficient,…