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Cover Story
2 Years of Nyaya
Sanhita
Compliance rate for filing charge-sheets in
sexual offense cases within two months

For the first time, terrorism,
organized crime, and mob
44% 71% lynching have been defined

2024 2025 in the new criminal laws.
Additionally, time limits
have been set for the police,
Expansion of Forensic Capacity the judiciary, and the
prosecution—a first in this
16 NFSU (National Forensic Sciences regard. The five pillars—police,

University) proposed/operational
prisons, judiciary, prosecution,
9 established + 7 additional approved
15 7+ and forensics—have been
digitally interconnected.

Amit Shah, Union Minister of Home

CFSL (Central Affairs and Cooperation
Forensic Science years sentence offences
Laboratory) require mandatory forensic
proposed/ examination and expert
operational involvement during crete step towards realizing the ideals enshrined in the
7 established investigation
+ 8 additional Constitution. Just as the country’s new Nyaya Sanhita
approved is a comprehensive document in itself, the process of
formulating it has been equally extensive. It embodies
the dedicated efforts of the nation’s eminent constitu-
tional experts and jurists.
To infuse the spirit of Indianness into this law, the
Central Government initiated an extensive consultative
process starting in 2019. Discussions were held with a
wide range of stakeholders, including Chief Justices of
High Courts, Supreme Court judges, law universities,
Members of Parliament, Chief Ministers, Governors,
administrators of Union Territories, legal experts, and
that apprehension has now been dispelled. This is ordinary citizens. Union Home Minister Amit Shah per-
also strengthening the country’s economy. sonally reviewed every single line—taking into account
recommendations from the Bezbaruah, Viswanathan,
INDEPENDENT INDIA’S OWN NYAYA Malimath, and Madhava Menon committees, as well
SANHITA BORN OF EXTENSIVE as the 111th, 110th, and 146th reports of the Parlia-
DELIBERATION mentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs (from
The implementation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita on 2005, 2006, and 2011) and inputs from Governors,
July 1, 2024—inspired by the spirit of the Constitution Chief Ministers, legislators, judges, the judiciary, and
and coinciding with the 75th year of the Constitution— law universities—to construct the framework of the
marked a significant milestone. It represented a con- law. Following its passage by Parliament and assent by

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