Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday introduced three bills in Lok Sabha to replace penal laws, claiming that the proposed laws will “transform” the country’s criminal justice system and bring the spirit to protect the rights of Indian citizens at the centre stage. Introducing Hindi names of IPC, CrPC and the Indian Evidence Act, Shah claimed sedition law will be repealed. 

Shah introduced the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill, 2023; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) Bill, 2023; and Bharatiya Sakshya (BS) Bill, 2023 that will replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Criminal Procedure Act, 1898, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, respectively.