eSakhsya App

eSakhsya App

Context: This mobile-based application helps police record the scene of crime, search for and seizure in a criminal case, and upload the file on the cloud-based platform.

About eSakhsya (e evidence) App

• It is developed by the National Informatics Centre (NIC).
• It is a mobile-based application to help the police to:
• Record the scene of the crime;
• Search and seizure in a criminal case and
• Upload the file to the cloud-based platform.
• The police official will need to upload a selfie after completing the procedure.
• Recorded files are to be uploaded with each First Information Report (FIR).
• The app will be available to all police stations that register and download it.
• The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) requires audio-video recording of all search and seizure operations in criminal cases.

About New Criminal Laws

• The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) replaces the Indian Penal Code, 1860.
• The Bharatiya Sakshya (BS) replaces the Indian Evidence Act, 1872.
• The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) replaces the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898.