India's new criminal laws: Legal experts break down the nitty gritties of some key changes in Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita

Bhartiya Nyay Sanhita vs IPC: India has enacted three new criminal laws, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), to modernize the criminal justice system. The BNS reduces the number of sections from 511 to 358 and introduces 21 new offences, including hate crimes and mob lynching. It also introduces offenses like terrorism, organized crime, and hate speech, and redefines sedition as acts endangering national integrity.