Legal Literacy Cell holds outreach program on Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita at DSCW
HARISH MONGA
Ferozepur, July 26, 2024: Legal Literacy Cell of Dev Samaj College for Women (DSCW) with the support of District Administration and Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India. organised an outreach program on Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Virinder Aggarwal, District and Sessions Judge joined the event as a Chief Guest.
New criminal laws will bring transparency in police investigations - District and Sessions Judge
Videography of the arrest will be on E Sakshya App -DSP Bhupinder Singh
A ‘nukkad natak’ was also staged under the scheme, in which they were informed about the schemes created by the Government of India for the welfare of the common people.
To prepare the outline of all these programs by the Government of India, Gurmeet Singh, IIS Officer, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, New Delhi, as the chief guest in this program. Pargat Singh Brar, DEO, Bhupinder Singh Bhullar, DSP (HQ) were also present.
The Indian Penal Code (IPC) was the official criminal code in the Republic of India, inherited from British India after independence, until it was repealed and replaced by Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) in December 2023, which came into effect on 1 July 2024.
Varinder Aggarwal District and Sessions Judge addressing the program said that the Indian Penal Code 1860 has been replaced by Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, a historic step taken by the government. The government repealed three important laws and replaced them with three new laws: the Indian Justice Code, the Indian Civil Defence Code and the Indian Evidence Act.
He said that considering the need to reform the criminal laws made by the British government before independence, the Indian Constitution was completely Indigenous by changing the Indian Penal Code to the Indian Judicial Code. On the one hand, laws like lynching have been repealed, on the other hand, there has been provision of punishment for heinous crimes like rape of women by gangs and mob lynching, and work has been done to crack down on organized crime and terrorism and new criminal laws will bring transparency in police investigations.
Speaking on the occasion, Gurmeet Singh, IIS Officer Information and Broadcast, New Delhi, said that all three amended laws were designed to strengthen and protect British rule and their purpose was only to punish and not to give justice. The law has expanded the definition of documents to include electronic or digital records, email, server logs, computer, smartphone, laptop MMS, websites, spatial evidence, mail and messages available on devices.
The videography of the arrest will now be recorded on E Sakshya App, said DSP Bhupinder Singh
The other keynote speakers were Jagdeep Pal Singh, Principal, Govt Sr. Sec. School (Boys), Sapna Badhwar, Dr Mokshi, Dr Geetajali, and Assistant Professors shared information related to the subject. Inderdeep Singh, Varinder Singh, Lakhwinder Singh, Dr Vandana Gupta, the Dean Academic, Dr Bhumida Sharma, and the Dean of Student Welfare extended their full support for the successful conduct of the program. Dr Paramveer Kaur acted as the master of the ceremony of the event.
Principal Dr. Sangeeta Sharma conveyed thanks for organizing the programme on the college campus adding that new laws made by the Government of India for the welfare of common citizens are very important for all of us.