INDIA CRIMINAL CODE REFORMS OFFER SUCCOUR AND JEAOPARDY TO BUSINESSES
February 18th, 2024
INDIA has adopted a set of new criminal laws that could have profound consequences for businesses, domestic and international. Raghavendra Verma reports from New Delhi.
It could be said that reform of the Indian Criminal Code was certainly overdue, given that the Indian parliament last December (2023) replaced laws passed in the Nineteenth Century. They reformed the Indian Penal Code-1860 (1), the Code of Criminal Procedure Act-1898 (2), and the Indian Evidence Act of 1872 (3).
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