STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION OF E-SAKSHYA AND NYAYA SETU APPS

• eSakshya (e-Evidence) and Nyaya Setu are digital applications launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to operationalise the three new criminal laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA).
• eSakshya enables audio-video recording of crime scenes, search/seizure and witness testimony stored on an e-evidence server admissible in court.
• Nyaya Setu is an inter-agency dashboard integrating Police, Medical, Forensic, Prosecution and Prisons for single-click investigation tracking.
• Relevance: GS-II (governance, e-governance, federalism — Police is a State subject) and GS-III (internal security, criminal justice reform).