Bhubaneswar, March 6: Director General of Police Yogesh Bahadur Khurania on Thursday said that verdict have been delivered in 100 days in 70 cases since implementation of the Bharatiya Nyay Samhita (BNS).
“The BNS system has brought new speed in the justice system, in which priority has been given to victims. He added that in Odisha itself, there have been 70 cases in which verdict has been declared within 100 days,” said Khurania.
"On July 1, 2024, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was implemented across the country. In this justice process, priority has been given to the victims... efforts have been made to complete the entire process and deliver justice in the minimum time. The new laws implemented from July 1, 2024, have brought speed to the justice system. In Odisha, 70 such cases have come to light in which action was completed within 100 days, and the judge delivered the verdict," said the DGP.
This comes at a time when Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah is set to inaugurate the 'New Nyaya Sanhita' exhibition in Bhubaneswar on Friday.
Shah will also address the 57th Raising Day ceremony of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) as the Chief Guest on Friday in Mudali in Cuttack district. The Home Minister will perform the Bhumi Pujan and lay the foundation stone of the campus of the National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Bhubaneswar. In addition, the Union Home Minister will virtually inaugurate the transit campus of NFSU.
Amit Shah will also perform the Bhumi Pujan of the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) located alongside the campus of National Forensic Sciences University (NFSU) in Bhubaneswar.
