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Date: 29th July 2026 Category: Press Release Jurisdiction: India, Central Government

TECHNOLOGY-BASED JUSTICE SYSTEM - 29th July 2026 - Ministry of Home Affairs - Gazette Notification PDF

Issued by Ministry of Home Affairs

Read or download the official PDF of this gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs on 29th July 2026. Classified under Press Release.

Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

Executive Summary The Ministry of Home Affairs has implemented a suite of technological initiatives to enhance the speed, efficiency, and transparency of the Indian judicial process. These measures involve the deployment of specialized digital platforms for police, courts, forensics, and prisons to ensure seamless data exchange and procedural compliance. Highlighted in a Rajya Sabha response on July 29, 2024, these tools focus on real-time tracking, digital evidence integrity, and the automation of criminal justice workflows.

Key Points / Main Content

  • Police and Investigation Management

    • CCTNS: Computerizes police processes from FIR registration to charge-sheet filing and facilitates investigation tracking.
    • Timeline Alerts: Integrated into CCTNS to ensure Investigating Officers (IOs) comply with procedural deadlines mandated by the Nyaya Sanhitas.
    • ITSSO: A monitoring dashboard specifically designed to track investigation progress and timely charge-sheet submissions for sexual offenses against women and children.
    • NAFIS: A centralized national repository for biometric fingerprint data, enabling real-time matching of prints from crime scenes against criminal records.
  • Inter-Agency Coordination and Evidence

    • ICJS Platform: Enables seamless electronic data exchange (FIRs, court orders, forensic reports) between police, courts, prisons, forensics, and prosecution.
    • e-Sakshya: A mobile application for capturing and managing primary digital evidence to ensure its authenticity from the crime scene to the court.
    • e-Prosecution: A workflow-based platform that facilitates digital coordination and legal oversight between police and prosecutors.
  • Court and Legal Proceedings

    • e-Summons: Streamlines the electronic generation, transmission, and reporting of court processes.
    • Nyay Shruti: A digital platform for virtual court appearances, allowing the accused, witnesses, and experts to participate in hearings remotely via video conferencing.
  • Specialized Institutional Support

    • MedLEaPR: An online solution used by hospitals for managing medico-legal examinations and generating postmortem reports.
    • e-Forensic: A digital platform for end-to-end case handling, workflow automation, and secure evidence management within forensic laboratories.
    • e-Prison: A cloud-based application that automates prison management and integrates jail databases into a single national network.

Impact Analysis

Stakeholder: Police and Investigating Officers Impact: Investigations are more structured through automated tracking, biometric matching, and digital evidence capture. Action Required: Utilize CCTNS for FIRs, ITSSO for sexual offense cases, and NAFIS for fingerprint identification while adhering to automated timeline alerts.

Stakeholder: Judiciary and Courts Impact: Judicial transparency is increased, and delays are reduced through the electronic receipt of records and the ability to hold remote hearings. Action Required: Employ the ICJS for data exchange, e-Summons for process execution, and Nyay Shruti for virtual appearances.

Stakeholder: Forensic and Medical Professionals Impact: Forensic laboratories and hospitals benefit from automated workflows and standardized digital reporting for medico-legal cases. Action Required: Use e-Forensic for laboratory case handling and MedLEaPR for postmortem and medical examination reporting.

Stakeholder: Prosecution Impact: Prosecutors can provide timely legal opinions and maintain better oversight of cases before they reach the court. Action Required: Coordinate with police departments through the e-Prosecution platform.

Stakeholder: Prison Administration Impact: Prison operations are computerized and integrated into a national network for better data sharing with other justice pillars. Action Required: Implement the e-Prison application for all prisoner management operations.

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Ministry of Home Affairs TECHNOLOGY-BASED JUSTICE SYSTEM प्रव तथ: 29 JUL 2026 3:38PM by PIB Delhi The Government has taken following steps to significantly improve the speed, efficiency and transparency in Judicial Process :- i. Crime & Criminal Tracking Network and System (CCTNS) application aids computerization of police processes, from FIR registration to charge-sheet filing. CCTNS application enables investigation tracking, criminal records management, facilitate citizen services, and integration with Courts and other Pillars of Criminal Justice System. ii. Timeline-based alerts as per provision of the Nyaya Sanhitas are configured in CCTNS application to ensure timely procedural compliance by the IOs. iii. Interoperable Criminal Justice System (ICJS) Platform has been developed to facilitate police, courts, prisons, forensics, and prosecution to exchange data seamlessly. It facilitates electronic transmission of records including FIRs, charge-sheets, court orders, forensic reports, and prison data, reducing delays and enhancing transparency across justice delivery system. iv. Investigation Tracking System for Sexual Offences (ITSSO) is a monitoring dashboard developed to track progress in investigation in cases related to women and children, especially sexual offences and timely submission of Charge-sheet as per the provision of Nyaya Sanhita. v. e-Sakshya mobile Application has been developed to create a secure, transparent and efficient digital ecosystem for capturing, managing primary digital evidence within the criminal justice system, enabling seamless coordination between Police, Prosecution, Courts and other stakeholders and ensuring integrity and authenticity of primary evidence from collection to presentation in court. vi. e-Summons platform has been developed for streamlining the process of Generation, Transmission, Execution and Reporting of Court Processes in Electronic form. vii. Medico Legal Examination and Postmortem Reporting (MedLEaPR) Application has been developed as an end-to-end online solution for Medico Legal related cases. The application is used in Hospitals for the Medical Legal Examination and Postmortem Reports Generation. viii. Nyay Shruti digital platform has been developed that facilitates virtual court appearances through video conferencing. It enables individuals such as the accused, witnesses, police officers, prosecutors and forensic experts to participate in judicial hearings remotely. ix. e-Forensic Application has been developed as a digital platform which enables seamless and end-to-end case handling across all forensic laboratories. This platform helps enhance transparency, accuracy and efficiency, empowering Forensic Labs to securely manage evidence, automate workflows and deliver faster, data-driven forensic outcomes. x. e-Prison a cloud-based digital application has been developed to computerise and automate all prison and prisoner management operations across the country. It integrates jail databasesinto a single national network and facilitate sharing of prison data with Courts, Police and Forensic labs. xi. e-Prosecution is a secure, workflow-based platform that enables structured digital coordination between the Police and Prosecution. It supports timely legal opinion and effective prosecutorial oversight before matters proceed to court. xii. National Automated Fingerprint Identification System (NAFIS) is a centralized application that functions as a nationwide repository for Biometric Fingerprint data. It employs advanced algorithms to enable rapid, real-time matching of chance prints found at crime scenes against a national database of criminal records. It enables police, law enforcement agencies and fingerprint bureaux to securely capture, search and store the fingerprint records of accused, arrested and convicted individuals. This was stated by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs Shri Bandi Sanjay Kumar in a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha. ***** RK/RR/PR/PS/SC (रलीज़ आईडी: 2291038) आगंतुक पटल : 618 इस वज्ञ को इन भाषाओ ंम पढ़: Urdu , ही , Tamil

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