Speaker stated that State Governments too made a large number of amendments to the Code of 1898 To make the criminal procedure more comprehensive the Law Commission was asked to undertake a detailed examination of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 The Commission submitted its report on 19th February, 1968 In the meanwhile Law Commission was reconstituted and the reconstituted commission made a detailed study of the Code of 1898 and submitted its report in September, 1969 Thereafter a draft Bill (41 of 1970) was introduced in the Rajya Sabha on 10th December, 1970 The Bill was referred to a Joint Select Committee of both the Houses of Parliament Incorporating the recommendations of the Joint Select Committee the Code of Criminal Procedure Bill was taken up for consideration by the Parliament.