The new criminal code and the manner in which it was rolled out has already garnered a lot of controversy. While the government has claimed that it wants to get rid of the colonial era laws, this claim has not been realised as only 5-7% of the old laws have been changed in the new code, says senior advocate Kapil Sibal. He discusses how the new laws have held on to their colonial past with three eminent guests: Congress’s P. Chidambaram, Justice Madan Lokur and Justice Mukta Gupta.
Chidambaram is an eminent lawyer and has held key portfolios in the Union cabinet in the UPA government. He sheds light on the governmental aspect of the laws and how they were framed.
Justice Lokur is a former Supreme Court Judge and current judge at the topmost court of Fiji. He has been the chief justice of two high courts and was a noted advocate before that. He highlights the constitutional and legal challenges with the new laws.
Justice Gupta is a former judge of the Delhi high court and has served as a prosecutor in key cases. She has been speaking about these laws all over the country since their introduction.
