The Three New Criminal Laws: A Woman’s View
The Indian criminal law system has been overhauled by the three criminal laws namely the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) act, Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) act and the Bhartiya Sakshiya act (BSA) which seek to supersede the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the CrPC, 1973 and the Evidence Act, 1872 respectively. Since then, the changes introduced by these laws and their implications on the society have been a matter of discussion in the legal and political world. In addition to carrying the colonial baggage, the old penal code is premised on archaic notions of womens’ role in the society, which hindered their social progress and further rendered gender equality a far-fetched goal.