Bills to replace criminal laws get Prez assent

President Droupadi Murmu on Monday gave assent to the three new criminal justice bills which were cleared by Parliament last week. The three new laws — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Act — will replace the colonial era Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act of 1872. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, replying to a debate on Bills, had said the focus was on delivering justice rather than handing down punishment. @@@@