Home Minister reviews implementation of new criminal laws in Puducherry
Union Home Minister Amit Shah reviewed implementation of the three new criminal laws in Puducherry with Lt Governor K. Kailashnathan in New Delhi on 13 May 2025, and said FIRs in the UT should be registered in Tamil.
Summary
Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a review meeting in New Delhi on 13 May 2025 with Puducherry Lieutenant Governor K. Kailashnathan on implementation of the three new criminal laws in the Union Territory, covering police, prisons, courts, prosecution and forensics. He said FIRs in Puducherry should be registered in Tamil, with copies available in other languages to those who need them, and that fingerprints of all arrested persons should be recorded under NAFIS (National Automated Fingerprint Identification System). Officials of BPR&D and NCRB attended.
Key facts
- Date/venue
- 13 May 2025, New Delhi
- Participants
- Amit Shah; Puducherry LG K. Kailashnathan
- Subject
- Implementation of three new criminal laws
- FIR language
- Tamil, with copies in other languages on request
- Fingerprints
- All arrested persons to be recorded under NAFIS
Practice MCQs 2 questions
During the review of new criminal laws in Puducherry on 13 May 2025, the Home Minister said FIRs in the UT should be registered in:
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Correct answer: D — Tamil
He said FIRs in Puducherry should be registered in Tamil, with copies in other languages for those who need them.
Consider the following statements about the review of new criminal laws in Puducherry (13 May 2025): 1. FIRs in the UT are to be registered only in English. 2. The review meeting was held in Puducherry. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: D — Neither 1 nor 2
Neither is correct. FIRs are to be registered in Tamil, and the meeting was held in New Delhi.