Presentation

by
ePrison Division, NIC

ICJS Committee of Government of India National Crime Record Bureau National Informatics Centre
the Supreme Court of India Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Home Affairs Ministry of Information &
Communication Technology
 New Criminal Laws
Three new Criminal Laws passed by Parliament namely, Bhartiya
Nyaya Sanhita(BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita(BNSS) and
Bhartiya Sakhya Adhiniyam (BNS, BNSS &BSA 2023), replacing the existing
IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act.

All offences under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 shall be

investigated, inquired into, tried, and otherwise dealt with according to
the provisions hereinafter contained. (2) All offences under any other law
shall be investigated, inquired into, tried, and otherwise dealt with
according to the same provisions, but subject to any enactment for the
time being in force regulating the manner or place of investigating,
inquiring into, trying or otherwise dealing with such offences.
 Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita(BNS)
1. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) retains most offences from the IPC. It adds
community service as a form of punishment.
2. Sedition is no longer an offence. Instead, there is a new offence for acts
endangering the sovereignty, unity and integrity of India.
3. The BNS adds terrorism as an offence. It is defined as an act that intends to
threaten the unity, integrity, and security of the country, intimidate the general
public or disturb public order.
4. Organized crime has been added as an offence. It includes crimes such as
kidnapping, extortion and cyber-crime committed on behalf of a crime
syndicate. Petty organised crime is also an offence now.
5. Murder by a group of five or more persons on grounds of certain identity markers
such as caste, language or personal belief will be an offence with penalty of seven
years to life imprisonment or death.
 Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS)
1. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha (Second) Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS2) seeks to replace
the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (CrPC). The CrPC provides for the procedure
for arrest, prosecution, and bail.
2. The BNSS2 mandates forensic investigation for offences punishable with seven
years of imprisonment or more. Forensic experts will visit crime scenes to collect
forensic evidence and record the process.
3. All trials, inquiries, and proceedings may be held in electronic mode. Production
of electronic communication devices, likely to contain digital evidence, will be
allowed for investigation, inquiry, or trial.
4. If a proclaimed offender has absconded to evade trial and there is no immediate
prospect of arresting him, the trial can be conducted and judgement pronounced
in his absence.
5. Along with specimen signatures or handwriting, finger impressions and voice
samples may be collected for investigation or proceedings. Samples may be taken
from a person who has not been arrested.
 Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam(BSA)
1. The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 replaces the Indian Evidence Act, 1872
(IEA). It retains most provisions of the IEA including those on confessions,
relevancy of facts, and burden of proof.
2. The IEA provides for two kinds of evidence - documentary and oral. Documentary
evidence includes primary (original documents) and secondary (that proves the
contents of the original). The BSB retains the distinction. It includes electronic
records in the definition of documents.
3. Under the IEA, electronic records are categorized as secondary evidence. The BSB
classifies electronic records as primary evidence. It expands such records to
include information stored in semiconductor memory or any communication
devices (smartphones, laptops).
4. Under the IEA, secondary evidence may be required under various conditions,
such as when the original is in the possession of the person against whom the
document is sought to be proved or has been destroyed. The BSB adds that
secondary evidence may be required if the genuineness of the document itself is
in question.
 ICJS Stakeholders
1. Core Stakeholders

Police Courts Prisons Prosecution Forensic

2. Other Stakeholders

NIA RPF CBI Arms Licenses WCD IVFRT / Passport Vahan / Sarathi

Open Ended - Other central agencies like CEIB, ED etc. can be added
Summary
 ePrison Application
ePrisons application suite, developed by NIC, is cloud based product designed with easy to use GUI and embedded with a comprehensive
security features. It can be easily adopted by any state prisons department with minimum customization efforts since all the possible
customization features are parameterized and can be configured by the users. This product is highly configurable as per the needs of the
state prison department. There are around 65 modules under the umbrella of 7 Major applications in the application for serving the
purpose at various level of the government.

Transaction Requirements for e-Prisons Implementation Feature List Implementation

Status

1. PIMS – Prison Information

1.
2.
Mapping of New Offences and Sections – Completed (As shared b NCRB)
New timelines under Acts – 479(3)
Management System
• Prisoner Details
1.9 Cr.
3. Use of audio-video electronic means and electronic communication • Court Management Prisoners Records
• Gate Management
4. Data on criminal history and habitual offenders – Notification system; ePrisons software at 37
2. VIMS – Visitor Management
States
electronically generate and submit applications System
3. Prison Management 1318 out of 1379
5. Status of accused to be made available to the Magistrate to authorize the 4. Prison Communication System Prisons

detention 5. Citizen Centric Services Average 2500

6. Police Intelligence System Admissions, 2500
6. Mercy petition in death sentence cases: 472(3) 7. Data Sharing with Court/ Legal Releases and 20-25 K
Visitors per day
Authorities
2.5 Cr. Visitors data
ePrison Application
BNSS Dashboard
Under Trial Complete 1/3 Sentence
Under Trial Complete 1/2 Sentence
Under Trial Complete Full Sentence
Under Trial Complete Full Sentence
Convicted Death Mercy Petition
Court Hearing through VC
 Joining through VC
Participants can start and join the VC on scheduled date and time, acknowledgement is necessary to start VC.
New Acts/Section Implementation
New Acts/Section Implementation
BNS Implementation
Technical Support
Thank You