CM Sai joins digital justice workshop in Raipur
Synopsis
Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai attended a Raipur workshop on digital justice and new criminal laws on 2 August 2026, joined by High Court Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha, Deputy CM Vijay Sharma, and senior police and law officials, as the state deepens its rollout of India's three landmark criminal justice statutes.
Key Takeaways
CM Vishnu Deo Sai attended the 'Strengthening Digital Justice Through New Criminal Laws' state-level workshop in Raipur on 2 August 2026 .
The three new criminal laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita , Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita , and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — replaced colonial-era codes and came into effect on 1 July 2024 .
Chhattisgarh is prioritising training, coordination and continuous monitoring for effective state-level implementation.
High Court Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha , Deputy CM Vijay Sharma , and Law Minister Gajendra Yadav were among the senior officials present.
The reforms mandate digitised FIRs, electronic evidence standards, and time-bound trial procedures across all states.
India's criminal justice system is mid-transformation — and on Sunday, 2 August 2026, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai stepped into that process directly, attending a state-level workshop in Raipur titled 'Strengthening Digital Justice Through New Criminal Laws' — a gathering that brought the judiciary, police and law departments into the same room to sharpen the state's implementation of landmark central reforms.
Sai, posting in Hindi, described the new criminal laws enacted under Prime Minister Narendra Modi as making India's justice system 'more modern, transparent, technology-enabled and swift.' He expressed confidence that effective coordination between digital technology and the new laws 'will make the justice system more capable, accountable and citizen-centric, and will play an important role in ensuring swift, transparent and accessible justice for every citizen.'
Three laws, one overhaul: what Chhattisgarh is implementing
The workshop's urgency is rooted in the scale of what took effect on 1 July 2024. Three statutes — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — replaced the Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act respectively. These colonial-era codes had governed Indian criminal justice for over a century. The replacements mandate digitised FIRs, electronic evidence standards, and time-bound trial procedures — none of which can function without trained personnel and coordinated systems at the state level. Chhattisgarh's response has centred on three pillars Sai named explicitly: training, coordination, and continuous monitoring. The Raipur workshop is a direct expression of that approach.Who was in the room in Raipur
The workshop drew a cross-section of the state's criminal justice establishment. Chhattisgarh High Court Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha attended alongside Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma, Law and Legislative Affairs Minister Gajendra Yadav, senior judges, and senior officers from the police and law departments. The presence of the High Court's chief justice alongside the executive signals that the state is treating this as a joint institutional exercise — not a bureaucratic checkbox. That alignment matters. Digital justice reforms fail at the seam between police procedure and courtroom admissibility. Getting both sides into a shared training framework is precisely where previous reform efforts have stalled in other states. With the new laws now past their first year of operation, the real test for Chhattisgarh — and for every state — is whether digital case management systems are live, whether charge-sheets filed under the new codes are holding up in court, and whether citizens are seeing the faster timelines the legislation promises. Raipur's workshop is one step in that audit. The scoreboard is still being written.Point of View
State-level training events like this one serve as visible proof-of-implementation ahead of any parliamentary review of the new laws' first-year outcomes. Whether the digital infrastructure — case management systems, e-FIRs, electronic evidence chains — is actually operational at the district level remains the harder, less visible test.
NationPress
2 Aug 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the new criminal laws India implemented in 2024?
Three statutes replaced India's colonial-era criminal codes on 1 July 2024 : the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (replacing the IPC), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (replacing the CrPC), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (replacing the Indian Evidence Act). They were passed by Parliament in December 2023 under the Modi government.
What was the Raipur digital justice workshop about?
The 'Strengthening Digital Justice Through New Criminal Laws' workshop, held in Raipur on 2 August 2026 , focused on training and coordination for Chhattisgarh's implementation of India's three new criminal statutes, with participation from the judiciary, police, and law departments.
Who attended the Chhattisgarh criminal law workshop in Raipur?
CM Vishnu Deo Sai , High Court Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha , Deputy CM Vijay Sharma , Law Minister Gajendra Yadav , senior judges, and senior police and law department officials attended the workshop.
How is Chhattisgarh implementing the new criminal laws?
Chhattisgarh is focusing on three pillars: training of police and judicial personnel, coordination between departments, and continuous monitoring of implementation progress, as stated by CM Vishnu Deo Sai.
What do the new criminal laws mean for ordinary citizens?
The new laws aim to deliver faster, more transparent and more accessible justice through digitised FIRs, electronic evidence handling, and time-bound trial procedures — replacing procedures that had remained largely unchanged since the colonial era.
