Criminal Bills: Chidambaram expresses displeasure over new criminal law, says new Indian Penal Code made more stringent.

Kapil Sibal on Monday said 90 percent of the provisions of the three criminal bills are similar to existing laws. He said these laws were passed when 146 opposition MPs were facing suspension from Parliament. The way these Bills were passed, I feel our constitutional bodies should not have functioned in this manner.

Criminal Bills:After President Droupadi Murmu gave assent to three new criminal justice laws, senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram. Chidambaram said on Monday that the new Indian Penal Code has become more stringent. He also said that whichever government is formed in 2024, it should review these bills and remove the draconian provisions.

“As Christmas celebrations come to an end, the news comes that the President has given his assent to three Criminal Justice Bills,” Chidambaram said in a post on Internet Media X. The new Indian Penal Code has become more stringent. He added “If you realise that the code is often used against the poor, labourers and weaker sections,  the law will become an instrument of oppression against these sections of the people.”

Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh posted on X that three criminal justice bills passed by Parliament last week helped by the deliberate suspension of 146 opposition lawmakers have got presidential assent.  Many eminent lawyers and jurists have already pointed out its disastrous consequences. Ramesh said in a joking tone, The most famous Section  420 of the Indian Penal Code is now history. Inspired by this, in  1955, a Raj Kapoor-Nargis hit film Shree 420  came, which had many superhit songs. From now on, it will be Section 316  of the Indian Code of Justice, 2023. Jairam said, “No problem, if not Mr.  420, then Mr. G20 is right!

90 per cent of the provisions are in place of existing criminal bills like:  Sibal: According to ANI, Former Union minister Kapil Sibal on Monday said 90  per cent of the provisions of the three criminal bills aimed at replacing the British-era IPC, CrPC and the Indian Evidence Act were similar to existing laws. He said these bills were passed when 146 opposition MPs were facing suspension from Parliament. The way these Bills were passed, I feel our constitutional bodies should not have functioned in this manner.