12 August 2023, 02:00 AM IST
: ‘Zero F.I.R.’ The method will have legal backing. That is, complaints can be registered at any police station irrespective of jurisdiction. F.I.R. If a charge sheet is not filed within 90 days of registration, the accused will be eligible for bail. The court can extend the time only once. At present, up to 180 days is allowed in serious cases.
Courts have to complete the impeachment process within 60 days after receiving the charge sheet. Judgment must be given within 30 days after the trial. Judgment copy should be available online within seven days. The search and seizure should be videotaped. Undertrial prisoners can be released after serving one-third of the maximum sentence of their crime.
FIR in seven years Everything will be digitized from judgment to verdict. Trial, cross-examination and appeals can all be done through video conferencing. It will make it mandatory to record the statements of victims of sexual harassment on video. Vehicles that have been parked in police stations for a long time due to cases etc. can be removed after filming on video.
The number of departments will also change
BNS has 155 sections less than IPC and CRPC has 55 sections more than BNS. B.S. has three sections more than the Indian Evidence Act.
Colonial words will be omitted
Parliament of the United Kingdom, Provincial Act, London Gazette, Jury, Barrister, Lahore, Commonwealth, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Her Majesty’s Government, Possession of the British Crown, Court of Justice in England, Her Majesty’s Dominions are now Indian Not in the rules.
Summary trial: Cases in Sessions Court will be reduced by 40 percent
Magistrates can conduct a summary trial for speedy disposal of minor offenses punishable by up to three years (earlier two years) without a detailed hearing. The government says that with such trials in less serious crimes, the number of cases in the sessions courts will decrease by 40 percent.
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2023-08-11 20:30:00
