MHA asks states to begin drill to find glitches in crime laws rollout
Earlier, Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla had held a meeting with all the DGs and Chief Secretaries of UTs, heads of NCRB and BPR&D for a smooth rollout of the penal laws.
In the meeting, the MHA enquired from the officials about any bottlenecks or hurdles they may be facing in the implementation of the new laws (File Photo) As the three new criminal laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Act — comes into effect on July 1, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked all the states and Union Territories to start “dummy exercise” to identify the shortcomings and send feedbacks accordingly, it is learnt.
A source said at a recent meeting, the instructions were given by senior MHA officials to the DGs and Chief Secretaries of states and UTs, except Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir, heads of the NCRB and the BPR&D.
In the meeting, the MHA enquired from the officials about any bottlenecks or hurdles they may be facing in the implementation of the new laws. When some officials raised the issue of requirement of mobile forensic vans, they were told by the MHA to submit the proposals, the source said.
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