India’s New Criminal Codes: Taking Stock and Looking Ahead

This panel discussion of the new Indian criminal codes featuring five leading Indian criminal law experts provides an overview of the reform project as well as exploring what has–and hasn’t–changed in the three codes in question: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 (to replace the Indian Penal Code 1860), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 (to replace the Criminal Procedure Code 1973), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023 (to replace the Indian Evidence Act 1872). [See also Abhinav Sekhri, “Colonialism Redux for the Digital Age? What to Make of India’s New Criminal Codes,” MCLR+ (Jan. 10, 2024) available at https://crimlrev.net/2024/01/10/colon... additional supplementary materials available @ MCLR+ Resources: Indian Criminal Code Reform (https://crimlrev.net/mclr-resources-i...)]

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Abhinav Sekhri (moderator) is a legal writer and lawyer practicing in New Delhi, India. He specializes in criminal law, evidence, and procedure.

Kunal Ambasta is Assistant Professor of Law at National Law School of India University, Bengaluru.

Preeti Dash is Assistant Professor of Law at NLSIU, Bengaluru and Doctoral Candidate in Law at the University of Cambridge.

Mrinal Satish is Professor of Law at NLSIU, Bengaluru.

Anup Surendranath is SK Malik Chair Professor on Access to Justice and Executive Director of Project 39A at National Law University, Delhi.