Late last month India's parliament passed two sets of controversial legislation in the biggest overhaul of the criminal justice system and telecom laws that critics say could greatly increase police powers and facilitate mass surveillance.
The first set of legislations comprises three criminal laws Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) of 2023 that will replace the colonial-era India Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act.
The second piece of legislation, the Telecommunications Act of 2023, seeks to modernise India's century-old telecom law. But some experts warn the new bill will enable indiscriminate surveillance and erode privacy.
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