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New Criminal Laws in India and the Rise of the Digital Court System Leveraging Ai Technology

Author(s) Mr. Srinivas M K, Prof. Dr. Suresh M.B
Country India
Abstract India’s paradigm shift towards a technology-enabled criminal justice system has received comprehensive statutory recognition through three landmark enactments: the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA) fostering towards technological upheaval Read alongside the Information Technology Act, 2000 and the e-Courts Project, these laws establish an integrated legal framework embedding digital processes across investigation, evidence, and adjudication. The BNSS authorizes electronic FIRs, Zero FIRs, audio-video recording of investigative procedures, and electronic service of summons, enabling digitally initiated and managed criminal proceedings. The BSA formalizes the admissibility, authentication, and integrity of electronic evidence, permitting virtual testimony, remote examination of witnesses, and paperless trials. Concurrently, the BNS modernizes substantive criminal law by recognizing technology-driven offences such as cybercrime, digital fraud, and organized crimes reliant on electronic trails. Collectively, these reforms transform digital courts from ad hoc responses into legally empowered institutions. This article analyses how the synchronization of procedural, evidentiary, and substantive law with digital infrastructure advances efficiency, transparency, and access to justice, while reshaping the functioning of India’s criminal courts in a digitally native judicial ecosystem.
Keywords Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS); Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS); Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA); Information Technology Act, 2000; Digital Courts in India; e-Courts Project; Electronic Evidence; Criminal Justice Reform; Virtual Hearings; e-FIR;
Field Computer > Artificial Intelligence / Simulation / Virtual Reality
Published In Volume 7, Issue 2, March-April 2026
Published On 2026-03-05
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