India is set to implement three newly introduced criminal laws in Jammu and Kashmir by April 2025. These laws—Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam—will replace the existing Indian Penal Code (IPC), Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), and

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at an event in Chandigarh on Tuesday, celebrated the implementation of three new criminal laws designed to replace outdated colonial-era statutes. Highlighting the historical shift, PM Modi remarked, “I congratulate the countrymen on the implementation of the new law. It took a lot of hard work from jurists and