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Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) Project
Context
Nearly 15 years after its launch, the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) has successfully linked all 17,130 police stations across India. This centralized online platform facilitates the filing of First Information Reports (FIRs), chargesheets, and investigation reports, and provides a nationwide database accessible to law enforcement authorities.
What is Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) project?
- Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) project, started in the year 2009.
- It aimed to inter-link all police stations under a common application software for the purpose of investigation, data analytics, research, policy making and providing Citizen Services such as reporting & tracking of complaints, request for antecedent verifications by Police etc.
- The project is being implemented with close collaboration between States and Union Government.
- CCTNS allows law enforcement to generate analytical reports on criminal cases, property crimes, and crime statistics at the police station level.
- Support for New Criminal Laws: The system has been upgraded to accommodate the implementation of three new criminal laws introduced on July 1:
- Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (replacing the Indian Penal Code of 1860)
- Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (replacing the Indian Evidence Act of 1872)
- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (replacing the Code of Criminal Procedure of 1898)
- These laws have prompted 23 functional modifications in the CCTNS application, including:
- Senior officer approval for arrests in specific cases,
- Mandatory informant notifications about arrests and summons,
- Daily diary reports to the magistrate,
- Forensic investigations and videography at crime scenes,
- Timely updates on investigation progress to victims.
- Expansion to Integrated Criminal Justice System (ICJS): Over the years, the scope of CCTNS has expanded to connect with other components of the criminal justice system, such as courts, prisons, prosecution, forensics, and fingerprints.
- This integration has led to the development of the Integrated Criminal Justice System (ICJS), which streamlines the flow of data across these sectors.
- Implementing Agency: The National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB)is the central nodal agency that implements the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS).
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