Government will organise a conference titled India’s Progressive Path in the Administration of Criminal Justice System in Kolkata on Sunday.

Law and Justice Ministry said, the Conference aims at bringing out the salient features of the three new criminal laws- The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 through interactions and question and answer sessions.

In December last year, the President gave assent to these three laws and it will come to effect from 1st of July. The Ministry said, over the last two months, the Department of Legal Affairs, has organised two major conferences at New Delhi and Guwahati to generate awareness about these new laws, particularly amongst the stakeholders, legal fraternity, law enforcement agencies, academia and students of law, besides citizens.