Criminal laws made without fruitful discussion in Parliament, Hindi being imposed: RSP MP Premachandran

He further alleged that the news acts are in Hindi and it is an indirect imposition of Hindi on the people of the country.

"These criminal laws were made without fruitful discussion in Parliament. These laws were bulldozed in the Parliament after suspending 148 MPs without examining and without having observations of the stakeholders, especially the legal fraternity. These criminal laws have to be re-looked. Even the Bar Council of India, legal fraternity has demanded to review it," Premachandran said.

The Lok Sabha MP alleged that there are so many provisions in the new acts that violate the fundamental rights regarding arrests on which there is no proper debate.

"We are of strong opinion that the three laws, Indian Penal Code, Criminal Procedure Code and Indian Evidence Act have to be re-looked before implementation. They are in Hindi. This is indirectly imposing Hindi on the people of India. As per the Constitution, the laws in India have to be made in English. It is very difficult for the advocates and magistrates both for Bar and Bench as well as people to cope up with the new laws which are being implemented without discussion," he added.

In a move that will completely overhaul the criminal justice system in the country, three new criminal laws come into effect from today July 1.

Several new provisions have been incorporated in the three new criminal laws to suit contemporary times and technologies in vogue.

The three new laws received Parliament's nod on December 21, 2023. President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent on December 25, 2023, and was published in the official gazette on the same day.

As per the notification, the three laws will focus on justice rather than punishment and are aimed at providing speedy justice, all the way, strengthening the judicial and court management system emphasising 'access to justice by all'. (ANI)