India to overhaul colonial-era criminal laws, repeal penal code. Home minister presents bills to repeal and replace the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act.

New Delhi: Retired Indian Army officer, Major General GD Bakshi, on Friday, shed light on how colonial thinking and historical distortions have severely impacted our perception of India and its past.

India’s colonial past continues to cast a long shadow over many aspects of its society and institutions. One area where this influence remains particularly pronounced is the bureaucracy.