Amit Shah reviews new criminal law implementation in Puducherry, stresses use of Tamil in FIRs

NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday reviewed the implementation of three new criminal laws in Puducherry with its LG K Kailashnathan and emphasised on registration of FIRs in the Union territory in Tamil only, with arrangements for making them available in other languages where required.At the review meeting attended by the Puducherry home minister, chief secretary and DGP, besides the Union home secretary and chiefs of Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D) and National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Shah insisted that only the Director of Prosecution (DoP) have the right to give legal advice in any criminal case.He said the fingerprints of all arrested criminals should be recorded under NAFIS, the national fingerprint database, and provisions like e-summons, e-Sakshya, Nyaya Shruti and forensics fully implemented as soon as possible.The home minister praised Puducherry for having done a good job towards the implementation of the three new criminal laws and called for their 100% rollout as expeditiously as possible.Shah said the UT chief secretary and DGP should review the progress of implementation of the new criminal laws once a week, the home minister every 15 days and the LG once a month.