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The 40^th Edition of the EPIC Magazine is here!

The Focus Article of EPIC August 2023 covers the Bills to Reform India’s Criminal Justice System. The Criminal Justice System in India has been marred by several systemic challenges. The most fundamental flaw is that it is still heavily dependent on colonial era legislations like the Indian Penal Code, 1860 and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The Government has taken a progressive step by introducing the Bharat Nyaya Sanhita Bill, Bharat Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita Bill and Bharat Sakshya Bill, 2023 to replace the IPC, CrPC and Indian Evidence Act, 1872 respectively. The Bills have been referred to the Parliamentary Standing Committee and it is hoped that all the concerns raised by the experts would be deliberated and duly addressed. However, the Government shouldn’t limit the reform process to these 3 Bills/Acts, and take urgent steps to reform other aspects of the criminal justice system viz., the Courts, the Police and the Jails. A piecemeal approach will limit the effectiveness of the reform process and change little on the ground.

Other key articles covered in EPIC August 2023 include Supreme Court’s Handbook on Combating Gender Stereotypes, Challenges in planning of Delhi NCR, Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Other Election Commissioners, Bringing Political Parties under RTI Act,  The Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023, Poverty Measurement in India, India Stack, Forest Conservation Amendment Act, 2023 among others.

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