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Snapshot of the day

July 1, 2024

Siddharth Varadarajan

India’s new criminal laws, the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bhartiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), kicked into effect from today, July 1. Minutes before midnight, noted Supreme Court lawyer Indira Jaising posted on X (formerly Twitter): “I am reminded of Pandit Nehru’s speech “At