By: HT Auto Desk | Updated on: 03 Jul 2024, 13:41 PM Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) has been enforced across India since July 1 and it brings stricter punishments for offences like hit-and-run or rash driv … Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS) has been enforced across India since July 1 and it brings stricter punishments for … Read more
New Delhi: The first FIR registered in Delhi under provisions of the new criminal code Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against a street vendor was cancelled after police filed a closure report in a court on Tuesday. Pankaj was booked for allegedly obstructing a public way in central Delhi’s Kamala Market area on Monday, when the … Read more
Gadwal: On July 1, 2024, the first case under the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) was registered at the Rajoli police station in Jogulamba Gadwal district. Bati keri Srinivasulu from Rajoli mandal center tragically died after jumping into Sunkesula Dam, driven by health and family problems. His son, Bati keri Basavaraju, filed a complaint. Following … Read more
Hyderabad: Director General of Police (DGP) Ravi Gupta on Monday released posters in English and Telugu as part of an awareness campaign about the new laws Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. These posters will be displayed at all police stations across the State to guide citizens regarding the new … Read more
New Delhi: The three new criminal laws, which replaced the British-era penal statutes on Monday, have evoked mixed reactions from legal luminaries with some hailing them as “significant step” towards modernising criminal justice system while others terming them as “draconian” and “cosmetic”. The new laws — Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) … Read more
New Delhi: As the new criminal laws take effect, one of the first FIRs under Section 173 of the Bhartiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) was registered in Delhi on Monday. A street vendor was charged under Section 285 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for obstructing a foot overbridge at New Delhi Railway Station and … Read more
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah reassured the public that the three new criminal laws, which replaced colonial-era statutes on Monday, would focus on providing justice instead of punishment and criticised the Opposition parties for politicising the issue. From July 1 onwards, the new laws — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha … Read more
Tamil Nadu’s ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) has announced plans to stage protests in courts across the state against the three newly-enacted criminal laws introduced by the Centre, sources reported on Monday. Led by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin, the party’s legal wing will organize these protests in various courts statewide. A decision to … Read more
Three new criminal laws—Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA)—were rolled out on Monday, marking a significant legal overhaul 77 years after Independence. According to Union Home Minister Amit Shah, these new criminal laws, which replace ‘justice’ with ‘punishment,’ draw a curtain on the British-era criminal laws. Also … Read more
On Monday, three new criminal laws came into effect across India, replacing the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Indian Evidence Act. The newly implemented laws are the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. The first FIR (First Information Report) under these new laws was filed … Read more
Bhubaneswar: The first case under one of the three new criminal laws that came into effect in India on Monday, was registered at Laxmisagar Police Station in Odisha. The case (370/24) was registered under different Sections including 126(2) (wrongful restraint), 115(2) (voluntarily causing hurt), 109 (attempt to murder), 118(1) (voluntarily causing hurt with dangerous weapon) … Read more
Srinagar: The first FIR under the new criminal law was registered on Monday in J&K’s Kulgam district. Officials said, “As the new criminal laws take effect, the first FIR has been registered at Police station Yaripora in Kulgam district. A written complaint was received at Police Station Yaripora through Rifat Ara of Tungdanoo village stating … Read more