The Home Minister said those evading trial by staying abroad should face legal consequences Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the new criminal law bills have a provision of trial in absentia for those who are hiding in other countries for terror acts and other offences in India. Replying to the debate in Lok Sabha on Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita, 2023, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023, and the Bharatiya Sakshya (Second) Bill, 2023, Amit Shah said if those hiding in other countries do not appear before the court within 90 days, then in their absence, the trial will go on. Many may have objections to the provisions under trial in absentia. What sympathy can there be for someone who has committed a crime and fled the country? Whether its the Mumbai bomb blast or any other act of terrorism. They commit crimes and take refuge in countries like Pakistan or others.
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