After 150 Years, India's Criminal Justice System Overhauled: LG

Srinagar: After almost 150 years, India's criminal justice system underwent a significant overhaul on July 1, 2024,Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said while inaugurating an exhibition on New Criminal Laws at J&K Police Public School, Bemina, Srinagar, on Thursday.

He said the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam have replaced colonial-era laws, making the legal system“more transparent and efficient.”

Sinha commended the initiative of the Economic Offences Wing, J&K Police to raise awareness and educate students, parents and the general public. He said the exhibition will help in achieving broader objectives of shaping understanding on new laws and ensuring justice to the last man in queue.
The new criminal laws reflect India's collective vision of justice. The prime objective of the new Laws is to protect and empower the women and weaker sections of the society. Special care has been taken to make the weaker sections, women and children priority of the justice system,” the LG said.

The Lieutenant Governor directed the Jammu Kashmir Police to continue organizing public awareness camps on new criminal laws, in collaboration with the Information Department, Education Department and Legal Services Authority. He also stressed the importance of capacity building at all levels.

“For the first time since independence, terrorism has been defined within the criminal justice system. The new criminal laws will strengthen the country's policy of zero tolerance against terrorism,” the Lieutenant Governor said.

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