Given three new criminal laws as “the biggest reforms since independence”, which will bring a major change in India’s criminal justice system, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday, after full implementation of new acts across the country, justice will be given to justice within three years of filing an FIR within three years.
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Addressing a program called ‘Nyay prishvaas ka svrnnim vrss’ (gold year of faith in justice system) (gold year of faith in justice system), Shah said that new laws are going to “change” in the country.
“In a way, these three laws are going to change the criminal justice system in the coming days … The biggest issue facing our criminal justice system was a lack of a time -line to achieve justice … I assure all the citizens of India to assure that complete implementation of new laws will be obtained within a maximum of three years, and after that anyone can do justice.
Speaking at Bharat Mandapam in the national capital, Shah said, “This improvement connects the rights of every citizen. This is the biggest tool for their safety. Making criminal justice system transparent and accessible is the biggest improvement. I believe it will be considered the biggest improvement since independence.”
It was emphasized that his formulation included comprehensive counseling and multi-interestful involvement.
“In twenty -five months, we will achieve 100% success in it. One hundred and sixty meetings were held at the Ministry of Home Affairs at my level alone. Inputs were sought from Governors, Chief Ministers, Chief Justice, Bar Councils and Law Universities. A special committee was formed to examine each section of draft laws,” he said.
Exposing the major provisions of laws, the Home Minister said that an e-register system has been made mandatory to list all individuals in custody, and such individuals should be produced before a magistrate within 24 hours. He said, “No one will now be able to say that their relatives have been organized illegally at the police station. A receipt will be issued for filing a complaint, and a follow -up report will be provided within 90 days available on WhatsApp.”
He said that for the first time, crimes against women and children have been dealt with in a separate chapter. “Terrorism has also been defined in laws, and strong provisions have been made to deal with organized crime,” Shah said, “Given the provisions of online access to FIRs, FSL reports, search and seizures video recording, postmortem, and online access provisions for court processes.”
The minister also underlined the widespread use of technology in policing and prosecution. “All police stations are now connected through CCTNS networks. Twenty -two thousand courts are online. Eprison has been implemented in more than 1,361 jails, and over 193 million prosecution records are online. Fingerprint data of 114 million persons is available on NAFIS,” said the Home Minister.
He said that more than 3.6 lakh human smugglers, 13,000 terrorist incidents and 8 lakh narcotics cases have been digitized. The Ministry is now working on AI-based software to analyze and link such data for use at the police station level.
For maximum public awareness to ensure smooth implementation, Shah said that exhibitions on new laws would be held in local languages ​​in every state. He said, “The system cannot be pressurized until the public is aware of their rights. This improvement is not only about laws but to empower citizens,” he said.
Appreciating the Delhi government for the fast and effective implementation of new laws, Shah said, “I have no hesitation in saying that the Delhi government has done the best and fastest implementation. The Ministry of Home Affairs and the Delhi administration worked closely for it.”
The event was also attended by Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena and Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who also saw an exhibition to mark a one -year milestone of new laws.
Before finishing its address with a call for national unity and awareness, the Union Home Minister urged people to visit the exhibition on criminal laws and share your selfies on social media to help increase awareness. (AI)
