In recent times, much has been written and spoken about the draconian provisions of the three new legislations – The Bharatiya Nyaya (Second) Sanhita (BNS) 2023 which replaces the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 1860, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita (BNSS), 2023 which replaces the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) 1973 and The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023 which replaces the Indian Evidence Act, 1872. The laws come into effect today. The populist trope of ‘decolonising’ and ‘Indianising’ the laws has also been busted time and again by scholars, who have opined that the three legislations are indeed colonial in their nature as they give enhanced power to the state, and correspondingly reduce the ordinary person with rights and entitlements to a subject at the mercy of the all powerful, not-so-accountable state.