PM Modi Advocates Justice Over Punishment in New Criminal Laws

Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasized that the new criminal justice system focuses on justice rather than punishment. In his Independence Day speech, he highlighted the reduction of government interference in people's lives and the abolition of over 1,500 laws to ease compliance for citizens.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday underscored that the essence of the new criminal justice system is justice for the people rather than punishment. Delivering his Independence Day speech from the iconic Red Fort, Modi disclosed that his administration has scrapped a burdensome load of compliances, simplifying life for the common man.

The Prime Minister further articulated that government interference in citizens' lives has been considerably minimized. Over 1,500 laws, which previously ensnared ordinary people in bureaucratic complexity, have been abolished to alleviate this burden.

Modi drew attention to three new criminal laws -- The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) -- that substitute the IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act. These laws, enforced last month, are oriented towards ensuring justice for the people, not punitive measures.

(With inputs from agencies.)