Overview

• Victims can register Zero FIRs at any police station and receive free copies of FIRs and related documents without delay through electronic communication channels.
• For offences against women and other vulnerable groups, statements will be recorded by a woman magistrate, medical reports completed within seven days and all evidence collection video recorded.
• The state has introduced a witness protection scheme to support testimony and tackle social stigma that often hinders cooperation.
• Forensic teams are mandated to rush to crime scenes for offences punishable by more than seven years’ imprisonment and trial-in-absentia provisions help prevent indefinite delays.
• State workshops are reinforcing coordination among police, prosecutors and magistrates to meet strict charge-sheet timelines and capitalise on a rise in NDPS conviction rates.