New criminal laws may help reduce jail overcrowding
New Delhi: The new criminal laws will help reduce overcrowding of jails as Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), earlier referred to as Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), has a provision to take a lenient view of first-time offenders, said home ministry officials. Under clause 479 (A) of BNSS, bail means “release of a person accused … Read more
