No licence, no jail? What the new law really means
Jan Vishwas Act, 2026 — passed by Lok Sabha on April 1 — takes forward the project of purging the law book of excessive criminalisation. Penalties, administrative sanctions, warnings are to replace violations that earlier attracted criminal charges and jail time. Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy breaks down what has changed and what needs to be done
Jan Vishwas Act, 2026 — passed by Lok Sabha on April 1 — takes forward the project of purging the law book of excessive criminalisation. Penalties, administrative sanctions, warnings are to replace violations that earlier attracted criminal charges and jail time. Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy breaks down what has changed and what needs to be done
