HM Amit Shah Calls For Technology Upgradation To Implement New Criminal Laws At DGP-IGP Meet

Jaipur (Rajasthan): Union Home Minister Amit Shah has stressed the need for training from Station House Officers (SHOs) to the Director General of Police (DGP) level and technology upgrade from Thana to the PHQ level so that the successful implementation of new criminal justice laws replacing the IPC, the CrPC, and the Evidence Act can take place.
The Home Minister said this while inaugurating the 58th Director Generals of Police/Inspector Generals of Police Conference 2023 at the Rajasthan International Centre held in Jaipur. The three new criminal justice laws—Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam—got the assent of President Droupadi Murmu on December 25, after being passed by both the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha.
The Union Home Minister, during the conference, also stressed the need for linking databases and adopting an AI-driven analytical approach for tackling emergency security challenges. He underlined the passage of three new criminal laws as two major developments that occurred when the nation entered the Amrit Kal. Shah mentioned that the new laws are focused on the delivery of justice instead of punishment, and the implementation of these laws would transform our criminal justice system into the most modern and scientific.
Shah further pointed out an overall improvement in the security scenario in the country since 2014, especially the reduction of violence in the three critical hotspots such as Jammu and Kashmir, the North-East, and left-wing extremism.
He also observed that “this conference over the years has emerged as a ‘Think Tank’, facilitating decision-making and formulation of new security strategies” and emphasised the “uniformity of structures, size and skill of counter-militancy mechanisms across the country.”
The three-day conference from January 5 to 7 is being held in hybrid mode, with DGsP/IGsP and Chiefs of Central Police Organisations attending physically from Jaipur and over 500 police officers of various ranks participating through video conferencing from across the country.