Aizawl, Jul 3 (PTI): Mizoram Home Minister K Sapdanga on Friday said the success of the country’s three new criminal laws depends on how effectively they are understood and implemented by law enforcement agencies.
Speaking at a state-level conference-cum-joint refresher course on the new criminal laws in Aizawl, Sapdanga said the legislations are aimed at tackling emerging challenges such as organised crime and technology-enabled offences.
He said the reforms seek to modernise India’s criminal justice system by making it more citizen-centric, efficient and responsive to the needs of a rapidly changing society. “The rise of organised crime and cyber-enabled offences demands a criminal justice system that is better equipped, technology-driven and capable of delivering timely justice,” he said.
The minister said the new legal framework focuses on strengthening infrastructure and institutional capacity, promoting the use of science and technology in investigations, and ensuring faster delivery of justice while protecting citizens’ rights.
However, he said the success of the reforms would depend on how well the new laws are understood by the public and interpreted and enforced by law enforcement agencies.
Sapdanga urged police officers, judicial officers and other stakeholders to use the training programme to deepen their understanding of the new laws and strengthen coordination in their implementation to ensure a more robust criminal justice system and timely justice for citizens.
The conference, organised jointly by the Mizoram government, the Mizoram State Legal Services Authority (MSLSA) and the Judicial Academy, Assam, focused on the three new criminal laws — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA).
