Three New Criminal Laws Come into Force; DGP Releases Posters to Spread Awareness

 Hyderabad: Three new criminal laws-Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam- which have replaced Indian Penal Code (IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence Act, respectively, came into force on a ‘historic’ Monday, said DGP Ravi Gupta after releasing posters in English and Telugu as part of an awareness campaign about the new laws, in his office.

The posters will be displayed at police stations across the state to guide citizens regarding the new legislations, Gupta said.

Concurrently, he also released a comprehensive booklet on Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for police officers pertaining to the new criminal laws. The booklet includes 43 SOPs and 31 proformas covering most of the important subjects under the new procedural law, BNSS. The SOPs aim to provide uniform procedures to investigation officers to ensure clarity and consistency in investigations, he said.

The SOPs have been developed by the CID wing in collaboration with the director of prosecution, DGP.

Senior police officers, including Shikha Goel, addl. DGP (CID), under whose supervision a joint working group of police officers and prosecution officers prepared the dossier.

The DGP praised the joint working group officers, including Kalmeshwar Shingenavar, commissioner of police, Nizamabad, and Rituraj, joint director (ACB), among others.

Meanwhile, the investigation support centre at CID wing has been upgraded with additional resources, including experts and new technology, to guide the investigating officers during the transition phase, Gupta said.

He said that all police officers have undergone training on the new laws and CCTNS has been upgraded to meet the needs of the new legal regime, he said.

Gupta appreciated the training wing, headed by Abhilasha Bisht, ADGP, and the technical wing, headed by V.V. Srinivas Rao, ADGP, and Mahesh M. Bhagwat, addl. DGP, Railways.