New Criminal laws will transform criminal justice system: Amit shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that the three new Criminal Laws, namely Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam will transform the criminal justice system in the days to come. Speaking at an event on the completion of one year of the these three new criminal laws in New Delhi on Tuesday, Shah said that it will take a maximum of three years for the complete implementation of the system. He added that the biggest issue facing India’s criminal justice system was the lack of a timeline for obtaining justice. He noted that justice will be delivered within three years after filing of an FIR after the complete implementation of these laws in the country.

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Shah said, the biggest challenge before our justice system was that people had no faith in whether they would get justice, and if they did, when they would get it. He assured that once an FIR is filed anywhere in the country, within three years, justice will be delivered up to the Supreme Court. This will be ensured. He said, compared to some other countries in the world,conviction rate in our country is very low as of now. But after the implementation of the new criminal laws, the rate will be higher than that in other countries, he asserted.