The state cabinet on Thursday approved three rules as part of the new criminal laws.
The Meghalaya eSakshya Management Rules, 2025 that will ensure all evidence collected in electronic format are securely uploaded on the mobile application called eSakshya, secured by a 16 digit code, linked to the CCTNS & ICJS systems. This will ensure that the evidence collected is secure, tamper proof for trial of cases.
Meghalaya Electronic Processes, Issuance, Service, and Execution Rules 2025 framed under section 64 of the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) will ensure that summons that are given to various persons to appear in court through the court system or the police, are done in the electronic format or e-Summons.
Meghalaya Guidelines for Community Services 2025 whereby the courts can now sentence individuals convicted of petty offences to community service, such as assisting in hospital maintenance, organizing books in government libraries, cleaning classrooms in public schools, supporting municipal cleaning efforts, or participating in forest department activities like tree planting and weed removal.
Commissioner and Secretary in charge of Home, Cyril V. Diengdoh said in order to implement and enforce the three new criminal laws as mandated by the Ministry of Home Affairs and consented by the High Court of Meghalaya namely, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA).
