New criminal laws are updated to the needs and requirements of changing times: Assam DGP
Gyanendra Pratap Singh today said that around 200 officers of the Assam police have already received training on criminal forensic science.
He was speaking during a workshop on the new criminal laws for Guwahati — based media persons in Guwahati. The workshop aimed to equip journalists with insights into the new criminal laws namely Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — which will be implemented from July 1.
Singh, addressing the media persons, said that the implementation of the new laws is a momentous occasion and Assam Police is fully prepared to implement them. Around 200 officers of the Assam police have already received training on criminal forensic science. The officers are trained on the applicability of new laws and how they should perceive them while dealing with the crime and cases related to it, he added. Over 500 officers will be trained over a period of few months. Singh further added that these criminal laws are updated to the needs and requirements of the changing times.
Munna Prasad Gupta, ADGP, CID Assam as the keynote speaker delivered an in-depth analysis of the reforms in the criminal laws and their implications. Gupta shared a presentation on New Criminal Laws and highlighted the changes in the three laws.
Gupta asserted that major changes have been made in criminal laws, now more focus is on rights of the victim especially for women and children. There is use of more technology in the judicial system and community service has been
