From FIR to Supreme Court, cases will be completed in 3 years under new criminal laws: Amit Shah

Union Minister Amit Shah on Saturday (October 3, 2026) said in Bhopal that criminal cases in the country will be completed within three years, even if they go all the way to the Supreme Court, once the new criminal laws are fully implemented.

Mr. Shah, who is also the Minister for Cooperation, was speaking at a cattle rearers’ conference, ‘Gaupalak Sammelan’, in the capital of Madhya Pradesh. Along with Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav, he also inaugurated a state-level exhibition on the new criminal codes at Bhopal’s BHEL Dussehra ground. 

“Our justice system was once known for its ‘tareekh pe tareekh (date after date)’ taunts. Once the laws are fully implemented in one to one-and-a-half years, whatever FIR (first information report) you file, the culprit will be punished within three years, up to the Supreme Court,” he said, adding that the old codes were made by the British to protect their rule.

“Now, the new laws have been made to protect the honour, property and body of the Indian public. Their mool mantra (fundamental principle) is justice. After their full implementation, our criminal justice system will become the most modern system in the world. We have integrated various modern scientific technologies in it, like digital evidence, e-summons, online hearings, video conferencings and various provisions related to FSL (forensic science laboratories),” the Union Minister said. 

“There are provisions for women’s safety, [finding] missing children and protection from terrorism and lynching in them,” Mr. Shah added.

The three new criminal codes — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) — came into force in the country on July 1, 2024. They replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860; the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973; and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872; respectively. 

₹255-crore milk processing plant

Mr. Shah virtually laid the foundation for a ₹255-crore milk processing plant, with the capacity to process 3 lakh litres per day, in Ujjain. He also inaugurated a milk processing plant and a research laboratory in Bhopal and a mini dairy plant in Shivpuri.

He said that the infrastructure will help increase income for cattle rearers. 

“Mohan [Yadav] ji just told me that the gaupalaks are exploited by the middlemen and only get ₹35/litre if they sell milk in the open market. If you give milk under the cooperative system, you will start getting ₹55/litre from the very first day,” he said. 

Mr. Shah also hit out at the Congress, accusing it of not allowing a separate Cooperative Ministry during its rule. 

“Prime Minister Narendra Modi has given a new direction to the cooperative sector by establishing a separate Ministry of Cooperation,” he said. 

“During the Congress rule, the country’s milk production reached 14.6 crore tonnes, while in the last 10 years under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, it has raced to 25 crore tonnes. This is due to the hard work of the BJP’s Central and State governments,” he said. 

Mr. Shah said India is the largest milk producer in the world and that the per capita milk availability in the country has increased from 307 grams per day in 2013-14 to 485 grams per day now.