New Delhi: Back in January 2025, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttarakhand had implemented the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). But even after a year, the state police have been unable to register cases under relevant sections of the law because the centralised online platform to file FIRs, chargesheets, and investigation reports is awaiting a software update, reported The Hindu.At present, the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) links all police stations in the country. It was launched by the Ministry of Home Affairs with the objectives of digitising police station records, tracking crimes and criminals in real-time.It also aimed to centralise data across the country for speedy probes, improved decision-making, and enhanced public services such as e-filing of complaints.The fact that the UCC is not being enforced came to light after Shaheen, a resident of Haridwar, approached the Buggawala police station to file a complaint against her husband and in-laws.Shaheen alleged that she was subjected to physical violence and mental harassment soon after marriage over dowry demands and that her husband gave her triple talaq.The complainant also alleged that when she asked him to reconsider the decision, he told her to first undergo halala, the practice involving a divorced Muslim woman marrying another man, consummating the marriage, and then divorcing him to remarry her first husband, reported The Hindu.On the basis of Shaheen’s complaint, the police registered an FIR on April 4 under relevant provisions of the Dowry Prohibition Act, 1961, the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act, 2019, and the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.However, sections 30 and 32 of the UCC that penalise triple talaq and halala were not invoked in the case.The Hindu cited a senior police officer who said that provisions of the law have not yet been uploaded on the CCTNS.“A request for addition of the UCC sections has to be sent to the Union Home Department from the State Home Department. I cannot comment on whether the State Home Department has sent the request to the Centre or if the Central authorities are responsible for the delay [in updating the database],” said the officer.Despite repeated attempts, the newspaper couldn’t contact Uttarakhand DGP Deepam Seth for comment on the matter.Meanwhile, the opposition Congress launched a scathing attack on the chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami-led state government.“This delay shows that the BJP is not serious about the UCC or delivering justice to any community or gender. This law is nothing but an overhyped marriage registration platform. All that this party is interested in is winning elections by dividing people,” said state Congress vice president and All India Congress Committee member Suryakant Dhasmana.