In recent news, the government introduced three new bills to revamp the old IPC, CRPC & IEA

Salient features of the Bills: 

as stated by Home Minister, Shri Amit Shah:

• Separate provision for Mob Lynching, punishable with 7 years or life imprisonment or death penalty;
• Formal provision for 'Zero FIR'- this will enable citizens to lodge an FIR with any police station, no matter their jurisdiction;
• Zero FIR must be sent over to the concerned Police Station having jurisdiction in the alleged crime within 15 days after registration;
• 'Deemed Sanction' to prosecute civil servants, and police officers accused of criminal offences in case of authority's failure to respond within 120 days of application;
• Digitization of complete process starting from registration of FIR to maintenance of Case Diary to filing of Charge sheet and delivery of Judgment;
• Complete trial, including Cross-examination, to be facilitated via Video conferencing;
• Videography while recording statements of victims of sexual crimes mandatory;
• Punishment for all types of Gang Rape- 20 yrs. or life imprisonment;
• Punishment for Rape of minor- death penalty;
• Charge sheet to be mandatorily filed within 90 days of FIR; Court may extend such time by further 90 days, taking the total maximum period for winding up investigation to 180 days;
• Courts to finish framing of charges within 60 days of receiving charge sheet;
• Judgment to be mandatorily delivered within 30 days after the conclusion of hearing;
• Judgment to be mandatorily made available online within 7 days of pronouncement;
• Videography mandatory during Search & Seizure;
• Forensic Teams to mandatorily visit crime scenes for offences involving punishment of more than 7 years;
• Deployment of Mobile FSLs at the district level;
• No case punishable with 7 years or more shall be withdrawn without providing an opportunity of hearing to the victim;
• Scope of Summary Trials expanded to offences punishable upto 3 years (will reduce 40% cases in Sessions courts);
• Separate, harsh punishment for organized crimes;
• Separate provisions penalizing rape of women under false pretext of marriage, job, etc.;
• Separate provision for 'Chain Snatching' and similar miscreant activities;
• Punishment of death penalty can at max be commuted to life term, punishment of life term may at max be commuted to 7 years imprisonment and punishment of 7 years may be commuted to 3 years imprisonment and no less;
• Videography of vehicles seized for involvement in any offence mandatory, whereafter a certified copy will be submitted to the Court to enable disposal of seized vehicle during pendency of trial.