New Delhi: The initial draft of the three new criminal laws to be implemented from July 1, 2024, was framed at the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) headquarters at Lodhi road here as the Union home ministry (MHA) wanted to maintain confidentiality and discreetness over the proceedings, said officials aware of the matter.
The first six months of the discussion were kept under wraps as central ministry officials and other stakeholders held closed-door meetings almost seven days a week, post Covid-19 pandemic, they added.
Union home minister Amit Shah, steering the bills, attended as many as 158 meetings before the draft laws were completed and presented before Parliament. Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha cleared the bills to replace the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence Act (IEA) respectively in December 2023 following which the MHA organised massive training programmes for police officers, judiciary, prison authorities and forensic officials.
The MHA said it has trained 40 lakh grassroots level functionaries to ensure that people are aware about the legislations and the impact these will have on everyone, particularly women and children. Over 5.65 lakh police, prison, forensics, judicial and prosecution officials have also been trained about the new laws - the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023.
As the new criminal laws lay emphasis on technology in investigation, trial and court proceedings, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has made 23 functional modifications in the existing Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks and Systems application under which all cases are registered now in every police station in the country, added officials. The NCRB is also providing technical assistance to the states and Union territories for seamless transition to the new system.
Further, the NCRB formed 36 support teams and call centres for constant review and handholding of the states and Union territories for implementation of the new criminal laws. The Bureau of Police Research and Development conducted 250 training courses, organised webinars and seminars in which 40,317 officers and personnel have been trained. Under its hand holding, the states and Union territories have also undertaken capacity building of 5,84,174, including 5,65,746 police officers and personnel from prison, forensics, judicial and prosecution, added officials.
The MHA said it has trained 40 lakh grassroots level functionaries to ensure that people are aware about the legislations and the impact these will have on everyone, particularly women and children. Over 5.65 lakh police, prison, forensics, judicial and prosecution officials have also been trained about the new laws - the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023.
As the new criminal laws lay emphasis on technology in investigation, trial and court proceedings, the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) has made 23 functional modifications in the existing Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks and Systems application under which all cases are registered now in every police station in the country, added officials. The NCRB is also providing technical assistance to the states and Union territories for seamless transition to the new system.
Further, the NCRB formed 36 support teams and call centres for constant review and handholding of the states and Union territories for implementation of the new criminal laws. The Bureau of Police Research and Development conducted 250 training courses, organised webinars and seminars in which 40,317 officers and personnel have been trained. Under its hand holding, the states and Union territories have also undertaken capacity building of 5,84,174, including 5,65,746 police officers and personnel from prison, forensics, judicial and prosecution, added officials.
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