On December 3, 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the successful implementation of three new criminal laws in Chandigarh, making it the first administrative unit in India to fully adopt the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. These laws, which replaced the British-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure,





