The new criminal laws promise efficiency, but retaining colonial-era acts keeps India’s democracy shackled to its past. THERE ARE REPORTS that the conviction rate under the new criminal laws — namely the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) — has accelerated, leading to quicker dispensation of justice. The…