Chandigarh, Sept. 13 -- Criminal cases in Chandigarh are now being decided in less than 100 days on an average, with convictions being recorded in as little as 18 days, thanks to the new criminal laws. This stands in stark contrast to the earlier system where trials typically dragged on for four to five years.

Police data shows that till September 5, 2025, 164 cases under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) have been decided. Of these, 151 resulted in conviction and only 13 in acquittal, taking the conviction rate to 92% compared to the years under the Indian Penal Code and Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) when conviction rates barely touched 50-60%. The average time for conviction recorded under the new laws stands at just 93 days.

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