The three new criminal laws — significant changes and key concerns

To be notified in a fortnight, the new criminal laws have thrown up many questions, with jurists and experts demanding a relook at them. Concerns have been raised over extraordinary powers the laws give to the police that could potentially be abused to stifle free speech and harass citizens. In this video, Bhadra Sinha tells you more about these laws and the provisions that are a cause for worry.
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[SatyaThatyaMithya]

Most of the MP have a criminal past or have criminal cases pending against them and the joke is to get these laws vetted from such elements.

[AyushKumar-senn]

This is worrying. These laws were passed without discussions and inputs.

[aakashsuryavanshi]

RIP for Indian Justice system ⚰️💐
Gender biased laws
Stalking, Voyeurism, Disrobing, Sexual harrasment, Domestic violence, Rape, Abuse, Cruelty, Assualt, Only man can do these crime on women, Women can not do these crime on Men.

[nv]

Instead of supporting or opposing in a piecemeal manner, "Intellectuals" should jointly publish their own "ideal" version for each of these three laws. So that we ordinary citizens can compare and contrast the two versions.

[mohammadsheeraz]

So Congress and BJP in thier respective states will arm twist each other political enemies with the help of this new Police Discretionary powers.

[amodjp]

More changes required to include criminal records along with aadhar data so that repeat offences in various states can be collated

[blankjohnson]

Sad, this should happen in more democratic way and opposition and public view should be taken into consideration

[Sahil-djko]

Before BNS FIR is mandatory & After BNS FIR is you choice on police department. Shame on you government & there is no Evidence how this law reforms without majority of mp and the speaker of parliament has been suspended 130 MP before law reforms 🤬

[heavenlyxtacy]

Are these laws applicable to the rich or only the poor and middle class?

[subhashsahay]

While these laws are rather good but the powers given to police is quite draconian in nature

[duvasrealm]

It's good the ruling party is at least trying to refresh the arcade IPC, But the implementation without a public discourse at the very least a parliamentary consensus is authoritarian and pure illegal. This should be properly be contested and reformed with the help of Supreme Court by using non partisan intellectuals, as political parties in any side of the aisle will just love the idea of more power to them. There should be a line dividing the citizen privacy and criminal intent.

[ChandranPrema]

Criminal being treated as Criminal is considered wrong then Supreme Court is the wrong person here😢

[grapeshott]

Just add "unity integrity sovereignty of India" and you can make any draconian law

[rapaelarockiaraj]

We people send MPs to represent us (people) - without MPs debate BJP passed all bills how can we accept this law. This lead to SC constitution bench will debate at courtroom.

[moradhwajrajpoot]

Key concern or Deep concern is only concern without Finish line.

[HolkhomangHaokip-qr]

The new laws will be headache for the court and police. How can we introduce such laws when many of police stations had no electricity, no mobile network or wifi. How can police charge sheet within 35, 50 days time, when forensic report takes years.
A citizen in police custody for extended periods, this is inhuman. Hundreds of laws needs to be amended as it has a reference with CrPC.

[vairavasundaramsundaram]

BNSS is replacing Act 3 of 1974 and not Code of Criminal Procedure of 1898

[AnupSingh-yjxb]

Change all laws including Civil laws to shorten the long case durations.

[SatyaThatyaMithya]

It is more apt and necessary for new updated laws.

[shyamsud-udeg]

excessive power in hand of police will destroy the balance between civil liberties and tyranny of police. These laws should be debated again in parliament.