New criminal laws a shift from archaic colonial legal system: Experts in PIB workshop in Srinagar

Srinagar: The Press Information Bureau, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India organized a media workshop in Srinagar deliberating on the three new legislations of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.

The workshop ‘Vartalap’ was organized to sensitize media fraternity in Kashmir about the spirit and intent behind the three new criminal laws. During the workshop, the speakers explained the rationale for the introduction of these laws and highlighted some of the important departures from the Indian Penal Code, the Criminal Procedure Code and the Indian Evidence Act.

"These laws are a shift from an archaic colonial system and have been designed and drafted by the Indians for the Indians and the system created by the Indian Parliament with the objective towards ensuring justice and give new direction to the ," said Dar Rashid, Senior Prosecuting Officer, J&K Prosecution Services. Several journalists participated in the workshop and interacted with the experts in a discussion moderated by Qazi Salman Ibrahim and Tariq Ahmad Rather of PIB.


Advocate Sheikh Umar Farooq, Senior Advocate, J&K High Court said that new laws have made a significant shift towards becoming more victim centric. Advocate Naveed Gul, Senior Advocate, J&K High Court said that the three new criminal laws are an endeavour to make the criminal justice system more accessible, accountable, credible, and justice driven. "With over 600 amendments, additions, and deletions, the criminal laws have been pushed into a transparent, modern, and technologically adept framework, equipped to address contemporary challenges," said Gul.