Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday informed the Lok Sabha that the three criminal codes that seek to replace the British-era laws will be withdrawn and replaced with three new bills after incorporating the changes recommended by a parliamentary committee.

The three criminal codes — Bharatiya Sakshya Bill, 2023, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill, 2023, and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) Bill, 2023 — that sought to replace the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, Indian Penal Code, 1860, and Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, respectively were introduced in the Parliament on August 11.

Shah said that to make comprehensive amendments to the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, was introduced in Lok Sabha on August 11 to repeal and replace the IPC. The bill was referred to the department-related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on August 18 for consideration.

The committee held several rounds of discussions with the officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Law and Justice, domain experts and various stakeholders and submitted its reports along with its recommendations on November 10, he further said.

“Based on the recommendations of the committee, amendments are proposed in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023. It is proposed to introduce a new bill in place of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023,” he conveyed to the Parliament.