NEW DELHI: Emphasising that no criminal, however intelligent, should be able to evade the combined force of law and science, home minister Amit Shah Friday called for effective crime control through scientific investigation, time-bound prosecution and effective use of an integrated criminal justice system that relies on the intelligent use of technology.Addressing the 26th All India Fingerprint Conference 2026 organised by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the minister said merely apprehending offenders is not enough as lasting crime prevention can only be achieved when crimes are proven in a time-bound manner with scientific evidence and data analysis, and the resulting convictions create a confidence in society that criminal acts will result in punishment.Shah also launched the NCRB’s Abhigyan, CrPI, e-Prosecution 2.0 and e-Forensics 2.0 applications, which will facilitate the speedy disposal of pending cases and help ensure timely delivery of justice. He shared that he had held extensive consultations with chief ministers and home ministers of 24 states, resulting in effective implementation of the new criminal laws. The new criminal justice system, he said, is targeted at delivering justice within three years of FIR. “Since the implementation of the new laws, several cases have resulted in convictions, including life imprisonment, within 90 days,” he said and added that training programmes for police personnel should extend beyond merely learning how to use applications and cover the generation of scientific evidence and the entire process up to filing charge sheets.
