Amit Shah chairs review meeting on implementation of new Criminal Laws in Gujarat

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New Delhi, Jan 30: The Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Thursday chaired a review meeting on the implementation of the three new criminal laws in Gujarat.

The meeting was convened in New Delhi and Chief Minister Gujarat Bhupendra Patel was also present in the meeting.

The meeting reviewed the implementation and present status of various new provisions relating to police, jail, courts, prosecution and forensics in Gujarat.

During the discussion, Amit Shah said the essence of the three new criminal laws introduced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi lies in the provision of delivering justice within three years, from the filing of an FIR till the Supreme Court's verdict in any case.

He appreciated the work done so far by the Gujarat government in implementing the new criminal laws Shah said that the Gujarat government should ensure the implementation of the new criminal laws by April 30, 2025, and across the entire state at the earliest.

He said it should be reviewed monthly by the Chief Minister of Gujarat, fortnightly by the State Home Minister and weekly at the level of Chief Secretary, Additional Chief Secretary (Home) and Director General of Police.

Amit Shah said Gujarat has commendably achieved timely filing of charge sheets in over 92 per cent of cases involving sentences of more than 10 years. He emphasized that for the remaining cases, a review should be conducted to ensure the utilization of the provision in the Act that allows seeking permission from the court.

The Home Minister said that Gujarat has done a commendable job in converting Zero FIRs into 100 per cent regular FIRs. He emphasized the need to establish a system where FIRs can be transferred between two states through the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS). He also suggested that Gujarat should adopt CCTNS 2.0.

The Home Minister said the state's Home and Health Departments should hold meetings to ensure that post-mortem and other medical reports from hospitals are received electronically.

He also emphasized the need to establish a system for recording evidence via video conferencing in prisons, government hospitals, banks, forensic science laboratories (FSL), and other premises. He said that there should be a video conferencing cubicle for every court in the prisons.

The Union Home Minister said the police should provide the details of people detained for questioning on the electronic dashboard, along with the seizure list and the cases to be forwarded to the courts.

He also directed the state Director General of Police for continuous monitoring of these cases.

He asked to increase the network connectivity speed in police stations to 30 mbps over the prescribed standards.