New criminal laws
UT of Jammu and Kashmir is busy in preparing ground to implement new criminal laws.
In this direction recently Chief Secretary, in a meeting with all the concerned stakeholders reviewed J&K’s preparedness to implement the new criminal laws scheduled to come in force in the UT from July this year.
He called these laws modern in their outlook where technology and efficiency have greater roles to play. He asked for creating necessary ambience and infrastructural framework to make the implementation of these new laws smooth and successful for our law enforcement organisations.
He emphasized framing of prerequisite framework like issuance of notifications and Statutory Orders in advance. He also asked for development of remaining patches/software components by the NIC without any delay. He stressed on orientation of doctors for using apps and managing cases under the purview of these laws.
He took stock of capacity building and training of concerned staff in different organisations like Police, Prisons and Prosecution. He maintained that our collective objective should be to implement these laws effectively in the UT.
He enquired about the sensitization of police personnel posted at local police stations. He termed the role of Investigation Officers (IOs) pivotal for they are the primary stakeholders to implement these laws on ground. He stressed on making them fully acquaint with all the amendments that had been made in such laws in addition to the use of newly launched mobile applications meant for speedy trial and disposal of cases.
