Justice Anand Venkatesh of the Madras High Court recently stated in open court that due to his limited fluency in Hindi, he intends to persist in using the 'original' English terminologies for the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence Act. This decision remains unchanged despite the fact that the new laws replacing them are designated with Hindi names.
Justice Venkatesh made the remark in a lighthearted manner on Tuesday while presiding over a case concerning cognizance and the extension of periods of limitation under Sections 460 and 473 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC).
The three bills – Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Sanhita—that replace the IPC, CrPC, and the Evidence Act, respectively received the Presidential assent on December 25, 2023.
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