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Workshop on The New Criminal Laws

July 27 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Day & Date: Saturday, July 27, 2024
Mode: Offline / Physical (On-campus)
Venue: Government Law College, Mumbai
Time: 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m.
 
Objectives:

  • Foster knowledge about the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (“New Criminal Laws”) which replaced the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872 (“Old Criminal Laws”) respectively with effect from July 1, 2024.
  • Discuss the potential impacts of the New Criminal Laws
  • Explore the changes brought in by the New Criminal Laws                           
  • Cover the key features of the New Criminal Laws

For whom: Open to anyone interested in criminal laws
 

 IME  TOPIC  RESOURCE PERSON
 10:00 am – 10:30 am  Breakfast
 10:30 am – 11:00 am  Inauguration Ceremony including Saraswati Vandana and Lighting of Lamp 
 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
 Session 1: Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS)
  • Brief overview of Criminal Procedure Code, 1973
  • Shift to BNSS
  • Key Features of BNSS
  • Registration of First Information Reports (FIRs)
  • New Timelines
  • Police Custody
  • Rights of Victims
  • Use of Electronic Mode in Investigation, Inquiry, and Trial
  • Applicability of BNSS
  • Repeal Clause and Transition
  Hon’ble Mr. Justice S. K. Shinde (Retd.)
 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
 Session 2- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS)
  • Historical Background of Criminal Laws in India
  • Brief overview of Indian Penal Code, 1860
  • Shift to BNSS
  • Key Features of BNSS
    • What is Offence
    • Offence against property
    • Offences affecting human body
    • Deletion of Offences
    • Overlap with Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967
    •  Punishments
    • Repeal Clause and Repeal Clause of BNSS and its effect on existing cases  
  Dr. Sujay Kantawala, Advocate
 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm  Lunch
 2:45 pm to 4:30 pm
 Session 3: Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 
            2023 (BSA) 
  • Brief overview of Indian Evidence Act, 1860
  • Shift to BSA
  • Definitions
  • Facts Which Need Not Be Proved
  • Primary Evidence, Secondary Evidence
  • Electronic Evidence, Digital Signature
  • Documents, Presumption as to Documents
  • Examination of Witnesses
  • Repeal Clause of BSA and its effects on existing cases
  • Repeal Clause and Transition
  Mr. Rajiv Patil, Senior Advocate
 4:30 pm – 5:00 pm  Tea/coffee break
Registration Fee:
CTC Member, GLC Students and Professors: Rs.500/- (inclusive of GST)
(The above Prices include the cost for breakfast, packed/ mini lunch and tea/coffee)
 
Participation Fees to be paid online: CLICK HERE to make payment

 

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Date:
July 27
Time:
10:00 am - 5:00 pm