Union Home Secretary takes inventory of implementation of latest prison legal guidelines

Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan. | Photo Credit: PTI

Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan held a video convention with Chief Secretary Okay. Vijayanand and Director-General of Police Harish Kumar Gupta on Wednesday (August 20, 2025) relating to implementation of the brand new prison legal guidelines, specifically the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.

On the event, Mr. Mohan enquired in regards to the availability of infrastructure and expertise required within the police stations, courts, prisons and forensic laboratories for administering the legal guidelines, and burdened the significance of strengthening the forensic ecosystem by filling the vacancies with eligible individuals on a contract foundation.

He instructed the Chief Secretary and the DGP to completely report audio and video footage within the areas the place crimes happen, i.e. the scene of the offence, and to incorporate all FIRs in e-Sakshya. Also, he suggested that courtrooms, jails, forensic science laboratories, authorities places of work and different locations be outfitted with video conferencing services that may facilitate efficient implementation of the prison legal guidelines that changed the Code of Criminal Procedure, Indian Penal Code and the Indian Evidence Act.

Pat for A.P. Police

Further, Mr. Mohan praised the modern measures taken by the A.P. Police in areas comparable to coaching and capability constructing, zero FIR, e-FIR, monitoring of organised crimes, modernisation of forensic science labs, citizen-centric provisions comparable to SMS and e-mail companies, integration with CCTNs, and sending SMS alerts to complainants.

Mr. Vijayanand mentioned video conferencing programs have been already out there within the divisional and mandal stage authorities places of work together with the Collectorates, and it was being offered at different locations.

Mr. Gupta mentioned steps have been being taken to register all FIRs via the e-evidence system. Director General of Prisons Anjani Kumar, Additional DG N. Madhusudhan Reddy, DIG of Prisons Varaprasad and others participated.

Published – August 21, 2025 08:33 am IST

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