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Ritu Pandey   05 September 2024

The bns on marginalized section

I am a first year humanities student, Sita Devi, who worked as a housemaid at my home for the past five years, recently returned to her in-laws' village of Bhimpura after her husband passed away unexpectedly. She  is about  45-year-old widow and now faces significant challenges in her rural village. She once mentioned via call that she is now facing harassment at her in laws place and want to return back but they are not letting her to do so, she has only a young sibling from her paternal house.  Bhimpura, like many remote areas,   struggles with access to legal resources. The nearest court is over 50 kilometers awa as she had told, and as a villagers, she is illiterate and find it difficult to understand their legal rights and navigate the complex legal system when I told her to approach this way. Sita as mentioned above is now facing land disputes conflict after her husband passed away, domestic violence, but seeking justice has been nearly impossible due to the distance, cost, and lack of legal knowledge.

I’m trying to understand and have a few question after doing  online research that how the newly introduced Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) law, which aims to reform India’s legal system, can help people like Sita in rural areas. I’m curious about how this law will address the specific challenges faced by rural communities like Bhimpura. Will the BNS establish local legal aid centers or deploy mobile courts to remote villages, making justice more accessible? How will the law ensure that legal processes are simplified for villagers who are not familiar with legal jargon, so they can understand their rights and seek justice effectively? Additionally, how technology will be utilized under the BNS to bridge the gap between rural populations and the justice system. Will there be online platforms or mobile apps that allow villagers like Sita to access legal information or file complaints without traveling long distances? 

 



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Saloni Pande   05 September 2024

A  significant step for reforming the legal system in India is  by the introduction of BNS law. This reformation aims to focus more on the accessibility of justice, significantly towards the citizen rescinding in the rural India.  This law seeks to enhance the accessibility of justice for marginalized communities, including women like Sita Devi, who face domestic violence and land disputes after the loss of their husbands.  The following can be taken into consideration for this situation

Legal aid and support can be provided to operate at local level and that could aim at providing affordable legal assistance to such community. These centers could be designed at offering guidance on legal rights and the judicial system. Having the legal professional locally available the aggrieved individual can seek guidance about their rights and seek justice without travelling far distance.  

Mobile Courts and Local Justice Delivery by the deployment of such courts to remote and rural areas, so that the villagers need not travel to distance to seek their rights and justice. Simplified Legal Processes and the documentation work done will be hassel free and easy for the laymen having limited knowledge. Simplified form and user free guides will be included. Technology and Digital Access this section is regarding the development and implementation of the online platform that aims at providing access to services and legal information, filling mechanism, etc. It includes the provision for online hearing, virtual consultation so as to bridge the gap between the rural population and judicial system. 

Public Awareness and Legal Education section aims at public education initiatives by increasing legal literacy among rural populations. This is to educate the people for legal rights and access to legal resources. Complaint Redressal Mechanisms is for addressing the complaints related to the legal system. 

 


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