September 2022
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)
Need??
Modern Techniques
Investigation more efficient
Recommendations
Malimath Committee (2003)
Law Commission (1980)
Provisions
The Details collected to be retained in digital or electronic form for 75 years from the date of collection.
National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) Collect the Details
Rule-Making Power: State and Central government
Concern
May violate the right to privacy: Article 20(3)
Misuse
Limitations of NCRB
1986
Under MHA
Crime and Criminal Tracking Network & Systems (CCTNS) - 2009
National Database of Sexual Offenders (NDSO)
Reports
Accidental Deaths & Suicides In India
Crime In India
Prison Statistics in India
High Undertrails: UP jails record the highest
Disadvantaged sections prisoners: 67.4 % from SC, ST, OBCs
Understaffed
Budget increased by 13%
State Subject
Prison Act 1894
When a significant legal dispute has to be resolved or a provision of the Constitution needs to be interpreted, Article 145(3) of the Constitution permits the establishment of a constitutional bench of 5,7, or 9.
Article 143: The case involves a substantial question of law pertaining to the interpretation of the Constitution.
Article 145(3): President of India has sought the SC's opinion on a question of fact or law under Article 143
Juvenile Justice Act, 2015
State government
Chairperson and 4 members ( at least one shall be women)
August 2022
Called a ' Constitution within the Constitution' Part IX
Article 244(1) with Schedule 5 - 10 State
Chhattisgarh became the 7th state in the country
Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Telangana
Recommendations
Dileep Bhuria Committee
Ministry
Ministry of Panchayati Raj
Jagdeep Dhankhar
2nd highest constitutional Post
Article 63
Indirect Election
Both Houses of Parliament
5 Years
Ex-officio Chairman of Rajya Sabha
Valid for 15 days from the date of issue
Purchase by a citizen of India or entities incorporated or established in India
SBI is the only bank authorized to sell them
Eligibility
Political parties that secured at least 1% of votes polled in the most recent General/Assembly elections.
Buyers KYC
Does not define in the Constitution
Article 29 and 30
Article 350B: Special officer for linguistic minorities
National Commission for Minorities Act, 1992
Declared Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, and Zoroastrians as Minority