death, and also introduces new offences such as fake news terrorism, organised crime, and corruption. He suggests that a break from the colonial past can be made by having a coherent philosophical approach to criminal justice, which includes rationalizing provisions, decriminalizing (where necessary), introducing criminality (where essential for newer forms of criminality), and introducing community service (laudable addition, but open prisons remain excluded). However, he fails to mention any corresponding amendment in the new Bhartiya Sakhya Sanhita (Evidence Act) to repeal the special laws.