Jaipur, Oct 13: Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Monday inaugurated a state-level exhibition on India’s new criminal laws and performed the ground-breaking ceremony for investment proposals worth Rs 4 lakh crore in Jaipur, Rajasthan.
He also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects of the Rajasthan government.
The event was attended by Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma, Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, and other senior officials. Speaking at the event, Shah said the programme marked the synergy of development and justice, highlighting two major initiatives, reforms in the criminal justice system and accelerated industrial investment in the state. He said the new exhibition aims to make citizens aware of the three new criminal laws that replace colonial-era legislations, ensuring simpler and faster access to justice.
According to Amit Shah, these new laws, to be fully implemented by 2027, will guarantee justice within three years of any FIR and focus on “justice rather than punishment.” He said the reforms, introduced under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, represent a “historic shift” from British-era laws to Indian-made laws designed for Indian citizens.
The Home Minister noted that the laws include new provisions on women’s and children’s safety, e-FIR and zero FIR, mandatory videography of seizures, and forensic investigation for serious crimes. He also said that Rajasthan’s conviction rate has risen from 42 percent to 60 percent within a year of their partial implementation and could reach 90 percent once fully operational.
Mit Shah further said that for effective enforcement, the National Forensic Science University (NFSU) and its affiliated colleges are training a new cadre of forensic professionals nationwide. The laws, he added, also define offences like terrorism, mob lynching, organized crime, and digital crime for the first time and set strict time limits for investigation and trial.
