Archive · 9 Aug 2026
Amit Shah: New criminal laws built on technology, timeline, trust
The government of India has new rules for how police and courts handle people who break the law.
These rules are called the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.
They replaced very old rules that were made when Britain ruled India.
Amit Shah, the minister in charge of home affairs, said the new rules are built on three big ideas: technology, timeline, and trust.
Technology means police and courts will use computers and modern tools more.
Timeline means cases should be investigated and decided within a set time.
Trust means people should believe the justice system is fair.
Mr. Shah spoke at a ceremony in Puducherry, a place in southern India.
There, the local police received the President's Colour, which is the highest honour a police force can get.
Puducherry is the 18th state or union territory in India to earn this honour, and its police force has fewer than 5,000 officers.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah said India's three new criminal laws rest on three pillars: technology, timeline and trust.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam replace the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act.
Shah said the framework will make the criminal justice system faster, more transparent and citizen-centric.
The President's Colour, the highest honour for a police force, was conferred on the Puducherry Police at Gorimedu in Puducherry.
Puducherry became the 18th State or Union Territory to receive the honour, and its police force has fewer than 5,000 personnel.
- Who
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah of the Narendra Modi government; Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan and Chief Minister N. Rangasamy also attended.
- What
- Amit Shah said the three new criminal laws rest on technology, timeline and trust to deliver faster justice, while the President's Colour was conferred on the Puducherry Police.
- When
- Sunday
- Where
- Police Training School ground in Gorimedu, Puducherry
- Why
- To honour the Puducherry Police with the highest police recognition and to highlight the new, technology-driven criminal justice framework that replaces colonial-era laws.
- Event
- President's Colour conferred on Puducherry Police
- Key speaker
- Union Home Minister Amit Shah
- New criminal laws
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam
- Laws replaced
- Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, Indian Evidence Act
- Three pillars
- Technology, timeline, trust
- Police strength
- Fewer than 5,000 personnel
- Recognition
- 18th State or Union Territory to receive the President's Colour
- Venue
- Police Training School ground, Gorimedu, Puducherry