Bills to replace criminal laws passed in Lok Sabha
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Three bills that seek to replace the existing criminal laws of the country were passed in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita will replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita will replace the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). The third bill, the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Sanhita, seeks to replace the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
