Three new criminal laws -- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam -- came into effect across the country on Monday.
In an interview to a select group of journalists in Meghalaya, Union Home Minister Amit Shah sheds light on the new laws - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Act (BSA) – that promise several significant changes and potential improvements to the Indian criminal justice system.
Amidst the state-wide strike by the tourist taxi associations over the stringent punishment in hit-and-run cases under the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the law which has replaced the over 160-year-old Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Assam tourist cabbies have decided to resume their services from Saturday morning onwards.
Tourist taxis across the state are poised to stage a 48-hour road strike starting Friday, protesting the anticipated increase in penalties for hit-and-run cases under the yet-to-be-enforced Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
While the primary cause for the strike across the state is the protest against the proposed increase in penalties for hit-and-run cases in the yet-to-be-implemented Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Tura's taxi services cite distinct local concerns as their reason for the temporary halt.
Tourist taxis across the state are poised to stage a 48-hour road strike starting January 5, protesting the anticipated increase in penalties for hit-and-run cases under the yet-to-be-enforced Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).
