New Delhi | The current social realities and challenges have been addressed in the new Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 that will provide a mechanism for effectively dealing with such crimes and criminals and also having a deterrent effect, officials said on Saturday.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) Bill and Bharatiya Sakshya (BS) Bill in Lok Sabha on Friday and these will replace the  Indian Penal Code, 1860, Criminal Procedure Act, 1898, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, respectively.

The proposed laws have tried to define some of the current social realities and crimes and provide a mechanism to effectively deal with criminals, the official said.