MUMBAI: Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said that new criminal laws have the potential to increase conviction rates to 90 per cent, saying that victims are getting justice within a certain time frame now.
He further stated that there was no provision in the British-era criminal laws that would help in convictions in new-age crimes where the investigations depend on digital and electronic evidence. As a result, the victims of various crimes had to wait for a long time for justice.
However, now, with the implementation of the new criminal laws by the Central Government, he claimed that the victims were getting justice within a certain time frame.
The CM was speaking after the inauguration of a five-day exhibition based on the new criminal laws at Azad Maidan.
“The British had prepared the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act to rule India. These are laws that are about 125 to 150 years old. There was no provision in these laws for the progress of India or to provide speedy justice to the victims here. However, this system has been changed with the enactment of these new laws and has been made stricter for the accused and for getting justice for the victims. In a democracy, the elected government is the 'trustee' of the people and not the ruler. Accordingly, these laws have been created. The new laws emphasize more on justice than punishment, ” he observed.