The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was introduced as part of:
The effort to modernize and decolonize India's criminal justice system.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS) replaced the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC) with effect from 1 July 2024.
Along with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (replacing CrPC) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (replacing the Indian Evidence Act), it forms the trio of new criminal laws aimed at modernising and decolonising India's criminal justice system.
The reforms remove colonial-era references (such as sedition under section 124A of the IPC), introduce community service as a punishment, define new offences like organised crime and terrorism within the main code, and emphasise victim-centric and time-bound justice.
Hence the correct answer is option B.
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