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New Criminal Laws Will Tackle Crime In Effective Manner: Former SC Judge Navin Sinha

Justice (retired) Sinha was Speaking at the launch of Supreme Court lawyer Ashwani Kumar Dubey's book "End of Colonial Laws - From V🍰ision to Action".

New criminal laws passed Parliament will tackle crime in an eꦚffective manner, former SC Judge
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The new criminal laws passed Parliament will tackle crime in an effective manner, Former Su🐽preme Court judge Navin Sinha has said, while emphasising the 𒈔need for effective training programmes for judges and police to make it a success.

Justice (retired) Sinha was Speaking at the launch of Supreme Court lawyer Ashwani Kumar📖 Dubey's book "End of Colonial Laws - ♏From Vision to Action".

"Society realised that times are changing and changes in l🐻aw are required according to the time. Laws are norms laid down by society so that law and order and discipline is maintained in the society," the former judge said.

"Lawmakers realised that existing laws are not serving the purpose and changing dimensions of society. New laws will tackle the crime in an effective manner. Training🌼 is very important for th♎e implementation of these laws and both the judges and the police need to be trained," Justice Sinha said.

BJP general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya said the Modi government has abolished "black laws" of ♌the British regime and implemented three new laws to provide quick and eas꧒y justice to the people.

N🐻ational Green Tribunal judge Justice Sudhir Agarwal said the new laws will speed up the justice delivery process.

National Green Tribunal j♑udge Justice Sudhir Agarwal said the new laws will speed up the justice delivery process. "Crores of casജes are pending in various courts of the country. News laws will speed up the justice delivery process," he said.

Senior joꦺurnalist and former President of Editors Guild of India Alok Mehta said the book gives authenti🅰c information about the country's ancient justice system.

Former Supreme Court Bar Association President Adish Aggarwala, senior advocate Rakesh Khanna, Bennett University's Dean of School of Law Pradeep Kulshrestha and former Secretary of the Supreme Court Bar Association Rohiꦯt Pandey werౠe also present at the function.

The newly enacted laws -- the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Act -- to completely overhaul t✱he country's criminal justice law will ▨come into effect from July 1.

The three laws got Parliament's approvalꦯ on December 21 last year and President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent on December 25.