HM Amit Shah holds review meeting on new criminal laws with Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu Naidu

BW Online Bureau May 23, 2025

Andhra Pradesh should review the status of implementation of new criminal laws in a pin-pointed format for full implementation of new criminal laws in the State which paves the way to ensure early implementation of new laws in the State : HM Amit Shah

New Delhi, May 23

Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a review meeting with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu in New Delhi today on the implementation of three new criminal laws in the State.

The implementation and present status of various new provisions related to police, prisons, courts, prosecution and forensics were reviewed in the meeting.

Union Home Secretary Govind Mohan, Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh and senior officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs and Andhra Pradesh Government, including Director General of Police, Director General, BPR&D and Director, NCRB were present in the meeting.

HM Shah said, that three new criminal laws brought under the leadership of Prime Minister, Narendra Modi are meant to reflect the spirit of the Indian Constitution and bring them to reality. He said that civil rights will not be strengthened merely by the formation of new criminal laws, but full implementation of these laws at the ground level is necessary to give rights to the citizens. He added that citizens can get their rights only by full implementation of new criminal laws, for which use of technology and continuous monitoring is essential.

Home Minister said that Andhra Pradesh should review the status of implementation of new criminal laws in a pin-pointed format for full implementation of new criminal laws in the State which paves the way to ensure early implementation of new laws in the State. He said that it is important to push for timelines for filing charge sheets and framing of charges within the time frame of 60 and 90 days respectively

Shah said that the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh should review the status of implementation of new criminal laws in the State once a month, Chief Secretary once fortnight and Home Secretary of State and Director General of Police once a week.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu thanked the Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the efforts being made under his leadership to bring about a sea change in the Indian criminal justice system through implementation of new criminal laws.