DGP, J&K releases Urdu Compendium on Three New Criminal Laws

The Compendium has the Urdu translation of the key changes brought out by Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), replacing Indian Panel Code (IPC), Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and Indian Evidence Act respectively.

The Compendium has separate chapters on Substantive Law, BNS and its comparison with IPC, detailed provisions regarding investigation, arrest, search, seizure, prosecution and trial in the court of law mentioned in procedural laws of BNSS and BSA for Urdu knowing police personnel. It discusses in detail various new provisions like use of forensic and technology during the investigation, witness protection scheme, terrorism, organized gangs and the special provision for women and children in lucid urdu language.

The compendium has been compiled and translated by a committee constituted by Police Headquarters J&K which was headed by SSP Shri Mubassir Latifi, IPS and DySsP, Owais Wani, Abdul Majid Magray, Faisal Arif Rishu, PSI Shri Ahsan Khan and PSI Muhammad Zaman as members.

DGP J&K Sh. R.R. Swain while appreciating the efforts of the committee highlighted the importance of understanding these laws in Urdu and Hindi.

ADGP (Hqrs) PHQ, Shri M.K. Sinha, IGP (POS) PHQ Shri B.S. Tuti, DIsG Shri Sujit Kumar, Shri, M Suleman Choudhary, Shri Haseeb-Ur-Rehman, Ms. Nisha Nathyal attended the book release function in person, while Director General, Prison J&K /Spl DG Crime J&K Shri Deepak Kumar, ADGP Jammu Shri S. Anand Jain, DIG trainings (PHQ) Ms Sarah Rizvi, Range DIsG, District SSsP attended the function through video conferencing.