New Delhi, Feb. 18 -- Union Home Minister Amit Shah conducted a review meeting on Tuesday, February 19, 2025, in the national capital to assess the implementation of the newly enacted criminal laws in Jammu and Kashmir. The meeting, held at the North Block, was attended by Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha.

Discussions focused on the current status of various provisions related to police, prisons, courts, prosecution, and forensic procedures under the three recently introduced criminal laws- the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023; Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023; and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023. These laws replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Code of Crimi...