Agartala: Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Wednesday inaugurated a state-level exhibition on the new criminal laws at the Hapaniya Indoor Exhibition Hall in Agartala.
Addressing the state-level exhibition, CM Saha said the three new criminal laws, including the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, were enacted by the Centre to ensure more transparency and faster trials.
He said the laws were revolutionary and would ease lives as people can now file FIRs online without going to the police station.
The three new laws—Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA)—came into effect nationwide on July 1, 2024, replacing the Indian Penal Code (1860), the Code of Criminal Procedure (1973), and the Indian Evidence Act (1872), respectively.
These laws aim to modernize India’s criminal justice system, speed up judicial processes, and strengthen protections for women, children, and vulnerable sections of society.
Unlike the 511 sections under the old IPC, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita now has 358 sections, streamlining the code. Notably, provisions for community service as a form of punishment for six categories of crimes have been introduced, along with seven new categories of offences under BNS-2023.
Addressing the gathering, Saha, who also serves as the Home Minister of Tripura, stressed the transformative potential of these reforms.
“If work is not done on time and justice is delayed, people lose faith in the system. These new laws will play a crucial role in restoring confidence and efficiency within the judiciary,” he said.
The chief minister stated that citizens are already seeing benefits from the implementation of the laws and highlighted Tripura’s unique distinction as the only state in the country to organize an exhibition on the new criminal laws.
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“Under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, these groundbreaking reforms came into effect, and Tripura has been at the forefront of adopting them,” he added.
