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Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a review meeting on Goa in Panaji with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, attended by the Union Home Secretary, the Director of the Intelligence Bureau and the Indian Coast Guard.
Goa's Director General of Police reported that the conviction rate has risen from 22% to 53% after the three new criminal laws and the Inter-operable Criminal Justice System took effect, with many criminal matters now decided in six to eight months.
The agenda covered narcotics under the NDPS Act, coastal security, fugitives, disaster management, police modernisation, administration of enemy properties and deportation of illegal migrants.
GS Paper 2 > Governance > Criminal Justice Reforms
Which of the following changes has Bharatiya Nagarik suraksha Samhita (BNSS) brought to criminal procedure?
Answer: Video-recorded confessions
Under Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), what is the maximum period for which a person can be held in police custody in total, even if remanded periodically by a magistrate?
Answer: 15 days (for initial remand, extendable)
The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) aims to align Indian evidence law with advancements in:
Answer: Forensic science and digital technology
A national platform integrating the IT systems of police, courts, prisons, prosecution and forensic laboratories so that case data entered once is available across all five pillars.
The proportion of cases decided by the courts that end in conviction — the standard output measure of a state's investigation and prosecution machinery.