Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, while participating in the program organized at Police Headquarters Dehradun on Monday, formally launched three new criminal laws implemented in the Indian judicial system in the state. It is noteworthy that three new criminal laws – “Indian Justice Code 2023, Indian Civil Defense Code 2023 and Indian Evidence Act 2023” have come into force in the entire country from today. On this occasion, the Chief Minister launched the I.O application based on three new laws and distributed tablets to the investigating policemen.
On this occasion, Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami congratulated everyone on the implementation of three new laws in the Indian judicial system and said that today is a historic day for the Indian judicial system. New criminal laws are being implemented according to the current situation by removing various old and unnecessary laws running since the British era. He said that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and Home Minister Shri Amit Shah, the new laws will strengthen the concept of justice and will help the police and courts on a large scale in making the process of getting justice more simple and accessible.
The Chief Minister said that discipline, fairness and justice have been the old tradition of our country. These three laws will ensure freedom, human rights and equal treatment of every citizen of the country. This law reflects the commitment of the Modi government to eradicate the mentality of slavery and to liberate from colonial laws. The new law will work to show a new direction to the country in the period after the Amrit Mahotsav of Independence. Now our justice system will be completely indigenous which will operate according to the laws made by India, for India and by the Indian Parliament. The new law will further strengthen the law and order along with protecting the rights of the citizens.
The Chief Minister said that the facility of e-FIR has been introduced in the new laws. Now the court will not agree to withdraw the case without giving the victim an opportunity to be heard. The use of technology and forensic science have been promoted in the new laws. The new justice system will work to promote state-of-the-art technologies to provide transparent and speedy justice to all. Online system has also been emphasized in the new laws. Everything has been incorporated in the new laws with clarity and simplification.
The Chief Minister said that for the first time in the history of independent India, our laws will completely define terrorism, organized crimes and economic crimes. Mob lynching has been clearly defined in the new laws, clear provisions have been made to prosecute even in the absence of fugitives. Also, the introduction of community service as punishment for very minor crimes is a revolutionary step.
The Chief Minister said that the state government is committed to providing justice to the people of Uttarakhand and protecting their rights. The state government has separately made a provision of Rs 20 crore for the implementation of the new laws. He said that in future also, necessary assistance will be provided by the state government to the departments implementing these laws. He said that Uttarakhand Police will definitely implement all the three laws with full commitment.
During the program, advocates, police officers, public representatives from various districts also gave detailed information on the three new laws.
On this occasion, Chief Secretary Radha Raturi, Director General of Police Abhinav Kumar, Secretary Shailesh Bagauli, Home Secretary Dilip Jawalkar, Director Prosecution Dr. PVK Prasad, Additional Director General of Police Dr. V Murugeshan, Shri Amit Sinha, Additional Director General Law and Order AP Anshuman, IG level officers, besides SSPs, SPs and other officers of various districts were present through virtual medium.