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Podcast: Parley by The Hindu
Episode: Is there a need to replace the IPC, CrPC and IEA?
Description: On August 11, 2023, Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced three Bills in the Lok Sabha; the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill to replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill to replace the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 and the Bharatiya Sakshya Bill to replace the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The proposal raises questions on whether the existing laws were being misused for them to be changed, and what are the amendments made in the new Bills. Here we discuss whether the existing laws need to go.Guests: Prakash Singh, a former IPS officer; Shahrukh Alam, a...