Patna/Gaya: Chief minister Samrat Choudhary on Saturday announced that 100 fast-track courts would soon be set up across the state for quicker disposal of crime-related cases, while stressing closer coordination among the judiciary, police and administration under the new criminal laws.Speaking at the inaugural session of a two-day state-level conference at the Mahabodhi Cultural Centre in Bodh Gaya, Choudhary said the state govt was working to speed up response, investigation, prosecution and trial processes. The conference focused on the integrated implementation of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.Choudhary said police teams were currently reaching incident sites in an average of 10 minutes through the 112 emergency response service. “We have set a target to bring the response time down to seven to eight minutes,” he said, adding that the state govt was committed to enforcing the rule of law and would do everything to ensure its full implementation.To improve the efficiency of the state’s investigative mechanism, laptops have been provided to nearly two lakh police personnel of different ranks associated with the investigation of criminal cases, he said.Choudhary also announced that a state-level “Sahyog Shivir” would now be held in Patna on the second Tuesday of every month. The camp will address the grievances of people whose applications have been disposed of at the block level but who remain dissatisfied with the decisions. Such cases will be reviewed to help resolve complaints and ensure justice, he said.Calling the conference a historic occasion for Bihar, Choudhary said the state’s judiciary, police and administration carry the major responsibility of delivering justice to nearly 10% of India’s population. Bihar’s identity, he said, has long been linked with “development with justice”, and effective, public welfare-oriented implementation of the new criminal laws would strengthen that commitment.He said justice would be meaningful only when public confidence in the justice system deepened. For this, he added, regular coordination meetings between the govt and the judiciary were needed to make investigation, prosecution and judicial proceedings more effective. “If the judiciary and the executive work as collaborators, the outcome will be better,” he said.The chief minister urged citizen-centric implementation of the new laws and called for maximum use of technology and artificial intelligence. Modern tools, he said, would support crime control, monitoring and timely justice.Choudhary said police stations were being equipped with modern resources, CCTV cameras, digital devices and scientific investigation systems. Forensic laboratories, mobile forensic vans and scientific evidence collection mechanisms have also been strengthened to enable faster disposal of cases.The conference was also addressed by Supreme Court judges Justice N Kotiswar Singh and Justice Joymalya Bagchi, Patna high court Chief Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai, Bihar Judicial Academy chairperson Justice Rajeev Ranjan Prasad, chief secretary Pratyaya Amrit, advocate general Satyadarshi Sanjay, BIPARD director general B Rajender and home secretary Kundan Kumar.
