Bhubaneswar, July 1: Three new criminal laws came into effect nationwide on Monday, marking a significant shift from British-era legislation. The new laws, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, have replaced older statutes.

In Odisha, the Laxmisagar Police station in Bhubaneswar registered the first attempt to murder case under these new laws. The case was filed following a complaint by a youth regarding a violent attack on his father, Gauranga Charan Das, in the Chintamaniswar temple area of the capital city on June 29. Three assailants on two motorcycles allegedly slashed Das's neck with a sharp razor.

The case has been registered under sections 126(2), 115(2), 109(2), and 3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah highlighted that the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been replaced by Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) by Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Indian Evidence Act by Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA). He emphasized that the new laws prioritize crimes against women and children, including stringent provisions such as 20-year imprisonment or life sentence for gangrape, death penalty for rape of a minor, and criminalization of sexual exploitation through deception or false promises.

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