Centre ramps up awareness drive on new crime laws – Times of India
New Delhi: On a drive to generate awareness about three new criminal laws coming into effect on July 1, Union law ministry has organised a conference in Kolkata on Sunday, followed by two more in Chennai and Mumbai this month.Kolkata meeting, third in the series, will be attended by Justice TS Sivagnanam and Calcutta HC chief justice, and addressed by law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal.The ministry has already conducted seminars in Delhi and Guwahati on Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam to raise awareness among stakeholders, legal fraternity, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, district administration officials, academia, students, and citizens. The three new laws will replace IPC, CrPC, and Indian Evidence Act, respectively.Officia...