Posted 12/21/2023, 3:30:35 PM
Modi Hails Passage of Bills Replacing Colonial-Era Laws as 'Watershed Moment' Focused on Justice, Technology
- PM Modi hailed passage of 3 criminal justice bills replacing colonial-era acts as a "watershed moment"
- Said the bills mark "goodbye to outdated sections on sedition"
- Bills will replace Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act
- Called them "transformative", focused on technology, forensic science, protection for vulnerable
- Said bills come down heavily on organized crime, terrorism, offences against country's progress