On 20th December 2023, Lok Sabha passed the following 4 key Bills
1.Bharatiya Nyaay (Second)Sanhita, 2023 (Replacement of IPC 1860)
2. Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second)Sanhita, 2023 (Replacement of Criminal Procedure Code 1973)
3.Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023 ( Replacement of Indian Evidence Act 1872)
4. Telecommunications Bill 2023
The Bills will be discussed in Rajyasabha on 21st December 2023.
After the Bills become an Act, there would be a huge disruption in the legal scenario in India. The Telecom Bill along with ITA 2000, DPDPA 2023 and the upcoming Broadcasting Services (Regulation) Bill 2023 (unlikely to be passed in the current Parliament) will be relevant for the study of Cyber Laws in India. We shall discuss this in detail in due course.
It is to be noted that the Bharatiya Nyaay Sanhita (New IPC) would be applicable to any offence committed by any person in any place without and beyond India committing offence targeting a computer resource located in India. This complements and extends the Jurisdiction of Cyber Crimes to beyond India.
Cyber Crime would be considered (Section 111) as an organized crime with relevant consequences.
Section 63 of the new Evidence Act will be replacing Section 65B of the old act. Additionally some more changes have been made which will be discussed in a separate article.
Naavi
