All measures in place for implementation of three new criminal laws in Telangana: Official

Teams have been constituted at various levels to see that these new laws are implemented as per the plan given by the Central government which has fixed 1 July as the date for implementation of the new laws and the state is ready (for the implementation of these new legislations), he said.

“Notification drafts have been prepared and in the next few days, it will be notified so that the new laws are in operation from July 1. We are going ahead as per that programme only,” the senior official of the Home Department told PTI.

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Training sessions

Training sessions were organised for police officers and a workshop was also conducted at the Telangana State Police Academy on the new criminal laws for IPS officers across Telangana, and they were also sensitised and briefed about the spirit of the new laws, he said.

“We have made all the preparations and training programmes were conducted for police officers and other officers in the criminal justice system in the state. They are prepared,” he added.

Special teams were made to train the people and prepare the study material for everyone, he said adding some apps (applications) were also made wherein it is easy for them to understand the previous law and the new law (comparison of both).

He said the study and reference materials had been shared with all the officers at the field.

As various procedures have been envisaged in the new laws and for that, a team of prosecutors prepared SOPs and guidelines and they have been circulated to all the field officers to implement the new laws, the official added.

The Telangana Chief Secretary had also recently held a coordination meeting with departments like health, prosecutors and law department and stakeholders were present.

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The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill was introduced first in the Lok Sabha on 11 August, last year, along with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam bills.

The three bills seek to replace the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1898, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, respectively.

The three laws got the Parliament’s approval on 21 December last year and President Droupadi Murmu gave her assent on 25 December.

According to three identical notifications issued by the Union Home Ministry, provisions of the new laws will come into force from 1 July.

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