A committee of legal experts and intellectuals was formed to reform criminal laws and its procedures.

 Today again we have brought new information for you about the new criminal law, Indian Justice Code (BNS), Indian Civil Defense Code (BNSS) and Indian Evidence Act (BSA). In today's series we will tell you what people say that These laws have not been brought in a hurry. A committee of legal experts and intellectuals was formed to reform the criminal laws and its procedures.

The Committee on Reforms in Criminal Laws was constituted by the MHA in March 2020 with the objective of examining and suggesting necessary reforms in the Indian Penal Code, 1860, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872; The initial time limit of the committee was a tenure of six months. It was extended for 14 months and the committee submitted its report to the Honorable Union Home Minister on February 27, 2022. This committee is headed by national Vice-Chancellor of University, Delhi, Professor Shri Krishna Dev Rao. Other members of the committee were: Prof. (Dr.) G.S. Bajpai, Vice Chancellor, RGNUL Patiala; Shri Mahesh Jethmalani, Senior Advocate and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha; Pro. (Dr.) Balraj Chauhan, Former Vice Chancellor, DNLU, Jabalpur; Shri G.P. Thareja, former District and Sessions Judge, Delhi; Shri Praveen Sinha, IPS, Special Director, CBI and Dr. Padmini Singh, Additional Legal Advisor, CBI.

 The committee had a broad mandate to reform criminal laws.Suggestions received from the Supreme Court of India, 16 High Courts, 42 Members of Parliament, 18 States, 6 Union Territories, 22 Law Universities and 5 Judicial Academies were also sent to the Committee. Suggestions were also received from more than 1000 police officers from various States/UTs, Central Police Organizations, Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D).