GLOBAL DATABASE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLSCOUNTRY-PROFILEINDIAMEASURESBHARATIYA NYAYA SANHITA, BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA AND BHARATIYA SAKSHYA ADHINIYAM – CRIMINAL LAW REFORM TO ADDRESS VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam – Criminal Law Reform to Address Violence Against Women
Type of Measure
Laws > Violence against women > Legislation
Form of Violence
Violence against women and girls
Year
2024
Brief Description

India enacted three new laws in December 2023—Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam—replacing colonial-era criminal codes. These laws include provisions to consolidate offenses against women and children, expand the definition of gang rape, ensure survivor-centric procedures for recording statements, penalize intercourse under false promises, and increase institutional accountability and punishments for crimes against women and girls.

Source of Information
Progress Report on the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action within the Beijing+30 Review, India, 2024
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