New Delhi, May 23 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday held a review meeting with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu here on the implementation of three new criminal laws in the state.

The implementation and present status of various new provisions related to police, prisons, courts, prosecution and forensics were reviewed in the meeting, a Home Ministry statement said.

In his address, Shah said that three new criminal laws are meant to reflect the spirit of the Indian Constitution and bring them to reality.

He said that civil rights will not be strengthened merely by the formation of new criminal laws, but full implementation of these laws at the ground level is necessary to give rights to the citizens.

The Home Minister said that citizens can get their rights only by full implementation of new criminal laws, for which use of technology and continuous monitoring is essential.

Andhra Pradesh should review the status of implementation of new criminal laws in a pin-pointed format for full implementation of new criminal laws in the state which paves the way to ensure early implementation of new laws there, he said.

He said that it is important to push for timelines for filing charge sheets and framing of charges within the time frame of 60 and 90 days respectively.

Shah said that the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh should review the status of implementation of new criminal laws in the state once a month, Chief Secretary once a fortnight and Home Secretary of State and Director General of Police once a week.

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister thanked the Home Minister for the efforts being made under his leadership to bring about a sea change in the Indian criminal justice system through implementation of new criminal laws.

Union Home Secretary, Chief Secretary of Andhra Pradesh and senior officials were present in the meeting,

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