New Criminal Laws and Telecom Law get Presidential assent

The President of India has given assent to the three new laws, namely the New IPC, The New-CrPC and the The new IEA today the 25th December 2023.

Copies are available here:

The New IPC (Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023)

The New CrPC (Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 )

The New IEA (Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023)

The Telecommunications Act 2023 also got the Presidential Asset today,

The Dates of applicability and whether they will be entirely prospective or retrospective needs to be clarified. We can presume that the laws will be applied prospectively from the date of notification.

The Minister of IT Mr Ashwini Vaishnav has clarified that over-the-top (OTT)   services will not be covered under this Telecom Act and will continue to be regulated under ITA 2000.

Naavi

About Vijayashankar Na

Naavi is a veteran Cyber Law specialist in India and is presently working from Bangalore as an Information Assurance Consultant. Pioneered concepts such as ITA 2008 compliance, Naavi is also the founder of Cyber Law College, a virtual Cyber Law Education institution. He now has been focusing on the projects such as Secure Digital India and Cyber Insurance
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