Bhopal, June 26 (IANS) Madhya Pradesh govt will organise a one-day state-level workshop on the Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) in Bhopal on June 28 to strengthen the implementation of the country’s three new criminal laws and improve coordination among agencies involved in the criminal justice system.

The workshop will be held at Kushabhau Thakre Auditorium (Minto Hall) from 9.30 a.m.

Senior police officers from all districts, judges, and senior officials from the prosecution, prison and forensic science departments will participate.

According to an official government statement, the workshop has been organised to ensure the effective implementation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023, and to strengthen digital coordination among the police, judiciary, prosecution, prisons and forensic science laboratories.

The three criminal laws came into force across the country on July 1, 2024, replacing the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act.

They seek to make the criminal justice system more technology-driven by increasing the use of digital records, electronic evidence, and time-bound investigations.

Madhya Pradesh has been conducting training programmes for police personnel and other stakeholders while integrating digital platforms under the ICJS to enable seamless exchange of information among police, courts, prosecution, prisons and forensic science laboratories.

The government statement said the workshop would serve as a platform for all stakeholders to discuss strategies for implementing the new legal framework more effectively.

“The objective of the event is to deliberate on strategies for the digitally effective implementation of the new criminal laws and to establish coordination among all the pillars of the criminal justice system,” it said.

Officials said the workshop is expected to further strengthen inter-departmental coordination and improve the efficiency and transparency of criminal justice delivery in the state.

–IANS

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