With regard to technology, developing capacity, and raising public awareness, the states and Union territories are prepared to enact the new criminal laws on July 1.
Over 5.65 lakh police, prison, forensic, judicial, and prosecution officials nationwide have received training in the new criminal laws as law enforcement agencies prepare for the July 1 implementation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), according to people familiar with the development.
The states and Union territories are receiving technical support from the National Crime Records Bureau to ensure a smooth transition to the new system.
Consequently, they claimed, about 40 lakh workers at the grassroots level took part in webinars hosted by several ministries to make sure the public was informed about the new rules and how they will affect their daily lives.
In addition, the states and Union territories are receiving technical support from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) to ensure a smooth transfer to the new system. In order to provide ongoing oversight and assistance to the states and Union territories (UTs) in implementing the new criminal legislation, the Bureau has established 36 support teams and contact centers.
Following the notification of the new legislation, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) launched a number of activities to guarantee their proper execution and raise awareness among all relevant parties, including the public, police, prison staff, prosecutors, judges, and forensic experts. The NCRB has implemented 23 functional changes to the Crime and Criminal Tracking Networks and Systems (CCTNS) program, in response to the new criminal legislation that place a strong focus on the use of technology in investigation, trial, and court procedures. According to an unnamed official, it is also offering technical support to the states and UTs to ensure a smooth transfer to the new system.
In addition, the NCRB established a contact center and 36 support teams to oversee and assist the States and UTs in putting the new criminal legislation into effect. He said that the National Informatics Centre (NIC) has created the programs eSakshya, NyayShruti, and eSummon to make it easier to record and take pictures at crime scenes, conduct court proceedings, and send out court summonses electronically.
According to officials, the MHA often met with states and UTs to discuss the new regulations. According to the officer, "the states and UTs are fully geared up to implement the new criminal laws from July 1 in terms of technology, capacity building, and awareness generation."
A second official spoke on capacity development, saying, "Training modules have been developed by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) and shared with all stakeholders." Additionally, it has held 250 training sessions, webinars, and seminars, instructing 40,317 officers and staff members.
In addition to providing handholding, the states and UTs have built the capacity of 5,84,174 people, including 5,65,746 police officers and staff members from the judicial, forensic, jail, and prosecution departments. 2,17,985 officers have registered in the three training courses on the new criminal legislation that iGOT- Karmayogi Bharat and BPR&D are each giving, according to the second officer.
According to the first official mentioned above, in order to guarantee public knowledge, the ministries of women and children development, rural development, and panchayati raj have started disseminating the new legislation via webinars, in which close to 40 lakh functionaries at the grassroots level took part.
The Chief Justice of India, justices of the Supreme Court, high court judges, and subject matter experts were among the delegates who attended the four seminars that the Department of Legal Affairs arranged in state capitals, he added.
The University Grants Commission (UGC) has sent informational flyers to 1,200 universities and 40,000 colleges, while the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) has distributed flyers to roughly 9,000 institutions, in an effort to enlighten students about the new legislation.
Additionally, special programs have been organized nationwide by public broadcasters Doordarshan and Akashvani to emphasize the important features and advantages of the new legislation.
The Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), the Indian Evidence Act, and the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which date back to the colonial period, are the three criminal statutes that were presented in Parliament on August 11 of last year and have since been referred to a parliamentary standing committee. After some of the panel's recommendations were taken into consideration, a fresh set of proposals (designated as the second) were introduced on December 12, 2023, sparking a furious discussion in both chambers
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