Enforce new criminal laws from July 1: B'luru top cop

Hameed Ashraf | NT  Bureau

Bengaluru: With the three new criminal laws set to be implemented from July 1, Bengaluru City Police Commissioner B Dayananda on Friday asked all policemen and the staff of the department to get ready to implement these laws.

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) will replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860; Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973; and Indian Evidence Act (IEA), 1872, respectively.

They will come into force from July 1. Speaking at the City Armed Reserve (CAR) South Parade ground in Adugodi, Dayananda stressed on the need to provide timely justice to citizens and ensure a system that would guarantee constitutional rights to them.BNS, BNSS and BSA were passed by Parliament on December 21, 2023 and received Presidential assent on December 25, 2023.

"Once the three criminal laws are fully implemented, it is our duty and responsibility to fully comply with them. Therefore it is very important for all policemen to be aware of the changes and improvements that have been made in these laws," Dayananda said.

The city top cop said that Karnataka State Police is already running courses on the three new laws at Karnataka Police Academy (KPA), for officers along with refresher courses.

"The KPA is also preparing training modules in Kannada. We recently concluded a few courses to train police subinspectors, inspectors and deputy SPs. All 12 police training schools in Karnataka are holding training programmes on NCLs. Another batch for training will start in the next 15 days," he said adding that the information on these laws has already been made public.

Beginning from July 1, the complaints filed by the citizens will be registered under the new laws.

"There are videos available on YouTube and other social media applications. KPA has also released booklets which have been distributed to all police personnel across the state. In case of any doubt, the officers can approach senior officials for help," he added.