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@article{209148,
        author = {Veeresha and Dr. Rajvendra Kumar Chaudhari},
        title = {Technology-Driven Criminal Justice In India: Opportunities, Challenges, And Constitutional Safeguards Under The New Criminal Laws},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2026},
        volume = {13},
        number = {5},
        pages = {887-893},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=209148},
        abstract = {The enactment of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, 2023 (BSA) has formalised an expanded role for electronic communication, audio-video processes, and electronic or digital records in India's criminal justice framework. Technology can facilitate reporting, investigation, evidence management, and court proceedings, but it also raises questions concerning privacy, authenticity, chain of custody, unequal access, and procedural fairness. This paper examines technology-driven criminal justice through five themes: digital access to justice, technology-enabled investigation, electronic evidence, constitutional safeguards, and institutional readiness. It adopts a qualitative doctrinal and conceptual methodology based on statutory texts, selected judicial decisions, and official government materials. 
The paper argues that technology should be treated as an instrument of justice rather than an independent measure of modernisation. Its benefits depend on lawful collection, reliable preservation, transparent procedures, competent personnel, judicial scrutiny, and meaningful access for all participants. A conceptual framework the Accountable Digital Criminal Justice Framework is proposed to connect technological capability with legality, evidentiary integrity, inclusion, and accountability. 
The paper concludes that digital transformation can support timely and accessible justice only when accompanied by rights-based safeguards, adequate infrastructure, and systematic evaluation. The framework is offered as a conceptual proposition for future empirical testing, not as an established or validated model.},
        keywords = {digital criminal justice, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, electronic evidence, forensic science, privacy, fair trial.},
        month = {October},
        }