Amit Shah launch four new App for implementation of New Criminal laws

The Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah launched four apps—e-Sakshya, Nyaya Setu, Nyaya Shruti, and e-Summon—to ensure the smooth implementation of the three new criminal laws in the country. 

Amit Shah launched the apps at an event in Chandigarh on 4 August 2024. The Punjab Governor and Administrator of the Union territory of Chandigarh, Gulab Chand Kataria, and the Union Home Secretary Ajay Kumar Bhalla were also present.

Speaking on the occasion, Amit Shah said that with the full implementation of the three new criminal laws, a judgment to the Supreme Court will be possible within three years.

Functions of the four Apps 

According to Amit Shah under:

•  e-Sakshya, all testimonies, videography and photography will be saved on the e-evidence server. It will be available to all the courts on a real-time basis.
•  e-Summon app, the courts will electronically send summons to police stations and the concerned person to whom the summons is to be sent.
• Nyaay Setu Dashboard will link the Police, Medical, Forensic, Prosecution, and Prison authorities. It will provide the police with all the information related to the investigation on a real-time basis. 
• Nyaay Shruti app will enable the court to hear witnesses via videoconferencing. 

About the three new Criminal Laws of India 

The recently enacted three laws which seek to change the criminal justice system of the country completely are as follows:

• Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, replacing the Indian Penal Code 1860,
• Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, replacing the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973, and 
• Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023,replacing Indian Evidence Act, 1872.

These laws have been implemented all over the country from 1 July 2024.

Under these laws, forensic investigation is a must in criminal cases where the minimum sentence is 7 years.

e-Sankhyiki portal launched by the MoSPI 

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), the government of India, launched the e-Sankhyiki portal on 29 June 2024. This information was given in the Rajya Sabha by the  Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and the Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Planning, Rao Inderjit Singh, on 5 August 2024.

The portal's main aim is to build a comprehensive database management system and make sharing information about official statistics user-friendly.

The portal consists of a Data Catalogue and Macro Indicator modules.

The Data Catalogue Module lists the Ministry's major data assets, while the Macro Indicators module offers time series data of Macro indicators of four key Ministry products.