New criminal laws that will replace the IPC, CrPC, and Evidence Act are set to come into effect on July 1, 2024.

Three recently passed criminal legislation will drastically alter the criminal justice system in India beginning on July 1, 2024. The Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence Act of 1872 are among the colonial-era legislation that these laws seek to replace.

The principal alterations are as follows:

1. The Nyaya Bharatiya Sanhita

~ The IPC is replaced.
~ A few IPC sections have been renumbered under the new legislation.
~ For example:

1.     Section 101 (formerly Section 302) now covers murder.

2.     Section 316 (previously Section 420) deals with cheating.

3.     Section 354 (formerly Section 499) deals with defamation.

4.     Section 63 (formerly Section 376) governs the penalty for rape.

2. The Sanhita Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha:

   1.  Supplants the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
   2.  Attempts to expedite criminal investigation, trial, and sentence processes.

3. The Act of Bharatiya Sakshya:  

1.  The Indian Evidence Act is replaced.
2.  Focuses on the admissibility, proof, and evidence rules in criminal prosecutions.

Conclusion:

These modifications, which seek to improve the criminal justice system's effectiveness, equity, and clarity, represent a dramatic transformation in India's legal environment.