Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday directed Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis to implement three new criminal laws across all commissionerates in the state as soon as possible.

Shah issued the directive during a review meeting on the implementation of these laws, attended by CM Fadnavis, officials from the Maharashtra government, and the Ministry of Home Affairs.

Chairing the meeting, Shah also urged the Maharashtra government to establish an ideal Directorate of Prosecution system in line with the new laws—the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023; and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023—which replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), and the Indian Evidence Act, respectively.

The meeting reviewed the current status of new provisions related to policing, jails, courts, prosecution, and forensics in Maharashtra. Shah emphasized that the core objective of these laws, introduced under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, is to ensure justice is delivered within three years—from the filing of a First Information Report (FIR) to the Supreme Court’s verdict.

Shah has held similar meetings with several states in recent months, including Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Haryana.

(ANI)