Three New Criminal Laws to Be Fully Implemented Within a Year: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah has set a one-year deadline for the complete implementation of the country’s three new criminal laws, with the government aiming to make the criminal justice system faster and more effective.

Addressing the concluding session of the National Security Strategies Conference (NSSC) in New Delhi, Shah said strong internal security is essential for achieving Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of a Viksit Bharat by 2047.
The Home Minister said the new criminal laws are expected to help ensure that criminal cases are resolved up to the Supreme Court level within three years. He also set a target of increasing the country’s conviction rate by 25 per cent.
Shah highlighted the government’s efforts to tackle major internal security challenges, including narcotics, Naxalism and issues in the Northeast. He credited state police forces, central agencies and Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) for the progress made in these areas.
He urged security agencies to look 15 to 20 years ahead, identify emerging threats and develop strategies to prevent them before they turn into major crises.

On border security, Shah said he had visited all states sharing land borders with other countries over the past eight months and discussed a ‘quadrilateral border security approach’ with them. He also stressed the need to deal firmly with infiltration, describing it as a threat to national security, the economy and demographic stability.
On the fight against drugs, the Home Minister asked state police forces to implement the Narcotics Control Vision Document 2026-2029, focusing on the three Ds — Detect, Disrupt and Destroy — with the objective of achieving a drug-free India.

Shah also called for greater use of artificial intelligence and integrated databases such as CCTNS, ICJS, NATGRID and NAFIS to analyse criminal networks, identify emerging patterns and generate actionable intelligence.
He said the government has strengthened its mechanism for dealing with fugitives and brought around 274 fugitives back to India from abroad between 2019 and 2026. He urged states to intensify efforts to bring fugitives hiding overseas within the reach of Indian law.
The Home Minister further said the Multi-Agency Centre (MAC) has been upgraded to deliver more comprehensive results through better coordination among security agencies.
He stressed that future security strategies must also account for global instability, energy and resource insecurity, supply-chain disruptions, radicalisation and the growing threat of cyber misinformation.