President Droupadi Murmu on 25 December gave her assent to three criminal code bills to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Evidence Act, turning them into laws. The three bills had been passed in Parliament earlier in the month. Absentia is a Latin word, meaning “in (the) absence (of)”. The phrase trial in absentia refers to a trial conducted in the absence of the accused, in case the alleged offender has absconded to evade trial. New Delhi: The new Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 law allows for the trial of an accused...