Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary addressed the two-day state-level conference on the integrated implementation of India's three new criminal laws in Bodh Gaya on July 4, 2026. Photo: Aftab Alam Siddiqui
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Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Saturday inaugurated a two-day state-level conference on the integrated implementation of India’s three new criminal laws in Bodh Gaya and announced that the state would establish 100 fast-track courts to ensure quicker disposal of criminal cases. He also stressed the need for greater coordination among the judiciary, police and administration, alongside wider use of technology and artificial intelligence (AI), to strengthen the justice delivery system.
Speaking at the inaugural session of the conference organised jointly by the Bihar Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (BIPARD) and the Bihar Judicial Academy at the Mahabodhi Cultural Centre, Samrat Choudhary said Bihar carried the responsibility of delivering justice to more than 14 crore people, nearly 10 per cent of India’s population. He described the conference on the implementation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) as a historic opportunity to strengthen the state’s justice delivery mechanism.
Announcing key initiatives, Choudhary said the government would establish 100 fast-track courts to expedite criminal trials and further strengthen the state’s time-bound justice system. He said the government would continue to provide all necessary resources for speedy trials and added that investment in the rule of law would yield long-term benefits for Bihar.
Highlighting the government’s Sahyog grievance redressal programme, he said applications submitted under the initiative were disposed of within 30 days. The programme is held on the first and third Tuesdays of every month at all block headquarters, while a state-level review camp is organised in Patna on the second Tuesday for applicants dissatisfied with decisions taken at the block level.
The Chief Minister said public confidence in the justice system could be strengthened only through close coordination between the judiciary, police and executive. He called for regular coordination meetings to improve investigation, prosecution and judicial processes and emphasised that the implementation of the new criminal laws should remain citizen-centric.
Choudhary said Bihar was modernising police stations with CCTV surveillance, digital equipment and scientific investigation facilities, while forensic laboratories, mobile forensic vans and evidence collection systems had also been strengthened. He added that police responding through the 112 emergency service currently reached incident sites in around 10 minutes on average, with the government aiming to reduce the response time to seven or eight minutes. Special security measures around schools and colleges had also been prioritised to ensure the safety of women and girl students.
The conference was also addressed by Supreme Court Judges Justice N. Kotiswar Singh and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Patna High Court Chief Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai, Bihar Judicial Academy Chairman Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, Chief Secretary Pratyaya Amrit, Advocate General Satyadarshi Sanjay, BIPARD Director General Dr B. Rajender, and Home Secretary Kundan Kumar.Ssenior government officials, legal experts and police officers from across the state attended the conference, while several senior administrative and police officers participated through video conferencing.
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