West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose has urged Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to right away submit a report on the goals of the seven-member committee to overview the three new felony legal guidelines that got here into drive on July 1. States can not change into “banana republics”.
The panel, headed by a retired Excessive Courtroom decide, will submit its report inside three months from the date of notification on Tuesday. “West Bengal can not change into a state inside a state, nor can it change into a banana republic,” the governor mentioned.
An official discover reads: “The committee has the ability to interact educational consultants, senior advocates, analysis assistants and different authorized consultants to solicit opinions on points. The committee additionally has the ability to conduct public consultations.”
The panel, headed by retired decide Ashim Kumar Roy, additionally included the state’s Regulation Minister Malay Ghatak and Finance Minister Chandrima Bhatta, an official mentioned Chandrima Bhattacharya.
Three new penal codes – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanita 2023 (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA) – exchange the colonial-era Code of Prison Process (CRPC) Act. Penal Code (IPC) and Proof Act.
On June 21, Banerjee wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to postpone the implementation of the brand new felony code. She additionally sought additional parliamentary debate on the brand new regulation.
(Inputs from PTI)
