Exhibition on new criminal laws concludes in Kurukshetra

The state-level exhibition on three new criminal laws concluded here on Saturday. The exhibition, inaugurated by Union Home and Cooperation Minister Amit Shah, on October 3 at the KDB Mela Ground, Kurukshetra, was visited by nearly 30,000 persons.

Initially the exhibition was to conclude on October 7, but following the directions of the union Home Minister Amit Shah, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini extended it till October 11.

A 30-minute show at the state-level exhibition on three new criminal laws helped the visitors understand the process — from the moment information is received by the police at the control room to registration of a case and court proceedings. Kurukshetra Deputy Commissioner Vishram Kumar Meena said people from all walks of life reached here to witness the exhibition.

“The show accurately depicted the control room, the crime scene, police station procedures, post-mortems, FSL sample reports, the District Attorney’s office, the court and the jail. The show, which was designed to facilitate the common citizen, demonstrated in detail the legal proceedings and the online functioning of the system after the implementation of new criminal laws. Besides local citizens and students, officials and staff from every department, not only from Kurukshetra but from other districts visited the exhibition,” he said.

The DC said the exhibition offered a rare opportunity to see how the reformed criminal laws were reshaping policing, investigation and judicial processes across India. The exhibition featured 10 stalls representing seven key departments, each providing an interactive view of how the criminal justice system operated in real time.

Kurukshetra Superintendent of Police Nitish Agarwal said the exhibition on newly enacted criminal laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — had received a positive response from all sections of society.