Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to review the progress of the implementation of three new criminal laws in February and ensure their full implementation in the state as soon as possible.

Shah held a review meeting with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in the national capital on the implementation of three new criminal laws in the state.

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The implementation and current status of various new provisions related to police, prisons, courts, prosecution and forensics in Uttar Pradesh were reviewed in the meeting.

Senior officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Uttar Pradesh Government, including Union Home Secretary, Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) and Director General of the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) were present in the meeting.

During the discussion in the meeting, the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation said the three new criminal laws brought under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi are not punishment oriented but victim-centric and their aim is to ensure speedy justice.

The Union Home Minister said that the full implementation of new criminal laws in states with large populations like Uttar Pradesh will send a positive message across the entire country.

He stressed that 100 per cent implementation of the new criminal laws should be ensured in all the seven Commissionerates of Uttar Pradesh by March 31, 2025 and in the entire state as soon as possible.

Emphasising the need to increase the use of technology, Shah said there should be more than one forensic mobile van available in every district of the state. He also mentioned that forensic teams should be divided into three categories – serious, common, and very common – so that resources and experts can be used more efficiently and serious cases can be given priority.

The Union Home Minister said there should be regular and continuous monitoring of how many of the total registered Zero FIRs have been transferred to the respective states.

He said the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister should review the progress of implementation of the three new laws every 15 days and the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police once a week with officials of all the departments concerned.