Criminal law Bills sent to committee on Home Affairs (GS Paper 2, Governance)
Why in news?
- The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, 2023, and Bharatiya Sakhshya Bill, 2023, have been referred to the Standing Committee on Home Affairs.
- The Committee has three months to carry out consultations and submit its report on the three Bills.
- The Standing Committee on Home Affairs is headed by BJP Rajya Sabha MP Brij Lal.
Details:
- The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita Bill, which will replace the Cr.PC, will now have 533 Sections; 160 Sections have been changed, nine new sections have been added, and nine Sections have been repealed.
- The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, which will replace the IPC, will have 356 Sections instead of the earlier 511 Sections; 175 Sections have been amended, eight new Sections have been added, and 22 Sections have been repealed.
- The Bharatiya Sakhshya Bill will now have 170 Sections instead of 167; 23 Sections have been changed, one new section has been added, and five repealed.
- These bills seek to replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
Background:
- The government argued that these Bills are aimed at decolonising the Indian justice system.
- All the three laws that are being repealed were framed by the British and enacted by the British Parliament.
India's first long-range side swing revolver launched
(GS Paper 3, Defence)
Why in news?
- India’s first long-range side swing revolver ‘Prabal’ with twice the range of other revolvers was launched recently for civilians and arms dealers.
- It is manufactured by the state-owned enterprise Advanced Weapons and Equipment India (AWEIL) based in Kanpur.
Key features:
- The single and double action ’Prabal’ revolver weighs 675 grams (excluding cartridges).
- It has a chrome platted barrel length of 76 mm, and an overall length of 187.7 mm.
- The Prabal revolver boasts of a firing range of up to 50 metres.
Target:
- The .32 bore revolver is capable of accurately hitting targets up to 50 metres away.
- This range is more than double that of other revolvers currently in production, establishing Prabal as a frontrunner in the field of long-range handguns.
Side swing:
- The feature that sets Prabal apart from its counterparts is the incorporation of a side swing out cylinder. This innovative design element eliminates the need to fold the firearm for cartridge insertion, simplifying the reloading process and enhancing user convenience.
