The new Bill says causing harm to physical or mental health of women is "cruelty" towards them.Those found conspiring or attempting to abet or incite such action could be jailed for five years or life. Punishment for a terrorist act is death or imprisonment for life.It says, "Whoever does any act with the intent to threaten or likely to threaten the unity, integrity, sovereignty, security, or economic security of India or with the intent to strike terror or likely to strike terror in the people or any section of the people in India or in any foreign country." In the NBS Bill, the definition of terrorism now includes threatening "economic security".In the reintroduced bills, at least five changes have been made, including in the definition of terrorism.The three bills seek to replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1898, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, respectively.They were referred to a parliamentary committee for further scrutiny. The Bharatiya Nyaya Samhita (BNS) Bill was introduced first in the Lok Sabha on August 11 along with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam bills. ![]()
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