IndiaNewsWatch<p>The Three Criminal Law Bills: Using Criminal Law to Establish Permanent Extra-Constitutional Emergency Powers</p><p>“Don’t give them space to breathe!” Twelve changes to criminal law in the three Bills introduced in parliament in August, 2023 will create a quantum leap in the power of the government, if and when it so wishes, to silence dissent and opposition and shut down public discourse, choking all channels that communicate conflicting news or views to the people.</p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CriminalLawBills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CriminalLawBills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IPC</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CrPC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CrPC</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/IndianEvidenceAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IndianEvidenceAct</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/india" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>india</span></a></p><p><a href="https://thewire.in/law/the-three-criminal-law-bills-using-criminal-law-to-establish-permanent-extra-constitutional-emergency-powers" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thewire.in/law/the-three-crimi</span><span class="invisible">nal-law-bills-using-criminal-law-to-establish-permanent-extra-constitutional-emergency-powers</span></a></p>