New Delhi, July 1 -- Hailing the three new criminal laws as the "biggest reform since independence" that would bring a major transformation to India's criminal justice system, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday said, after the full implementation of the new acts across the country, justice would be delivered within three years of filing an FIR.

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) came into effect on July 1, 2024. The BNS, BNSS, and the BSA replaced the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act of 1872, respectively.

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