Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], The first case under the new criminal laws in Uttarakhand was registered in Jwalapur Kotwali district, Haridwar.
The case was filed under section 309(4) of the Indian Justice Code (BNS 2023) on a complaint filed by Vipul Bhardwaj, a resident of Lathardeva Jhabreda, Haridwar, against two unidentified persons.
According to the police, Vipul alleged that on Monday at 1:45 am, while he was sitting near Ravidas Ghat, two unidentified persons threatened to kill him, brandishing a knife. They snatched his phone and cash worth Rs 1,400 and pushed him towards the Ganges river before fleeing.
Police have launched an investigation and are working to arrest the accused.
The three new penal laws - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) - came into force today. Under this, the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the CrPC by the Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Indian Evidence Act has been replaced by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. These laws received the approval of President Droupadi Murmu on December 25, 2023.
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has 358 sections (instead of 511 sections of the IPC). A total of 20 new crimes have been added to the Sanhita and the prison sentence has been increased for 33 crimes. The amount of the fine has been increased in 83 crimes and the mandatory minimum sentence has been introduced in 23 crimes. Community service has been introduced for six crimes and 19 articles have been repealed or eliminated from the law.
Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita has 531 sections (instead of 484 sections of CrPC). In total 177 provisions have been amended in Sanhita and nine new sections and 39 new sub-sections have been added. The law has added 44 new provisions and clarifications. Timelines were added to 35 sections and audio and video provision was added in 35 places. In Sanhita, a total of 14 articles have been repealed and eliminated.
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam has 170 provisions (instead of the original 167 provisions, and a total of 24 provisions have been amended. Two new provisions and six sub-provisions have been added and six provisions have been repealed or deleted in the Adhiniyam.
The case was filed under section 309(4) of the Indian Justice Code (BNS 2023) on a complaint filed by Vipul Bhardwaj, a resident of Lathardeva Jhabreda, Haridwar, against two unidentified persons.
According to the police, Vipul alleged that on Monday at 1:45 am, while he was sitting near Ravidas Ghat, two unidentified persons threatened to kill him, brandishing a knife. They snatched his phone and cash worth Rs 1,400 and pushed him towards the Ganges river before fleeing.
Police have launched an investigation and are working to arrest the accused.
The three new penal laws - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) - came into force today. Under this, the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the CrPC by the Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Indian Evidence Act has been replaced by the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. These laws received the approval of President Droupadi Murmu on December 25, 2023.
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has 358 sections (instead of 511 sections of the IPC). A total of 20 new crimes have been added to the Sanhita and the prison sentence has been increased for 33 crimes. The amount of the fine has been increased in 83 crimes and the mandatory minimum sentence has been introduced in 23 crimes. Community service has been introduced for six crimes and 19 articles have been repealed or eliminated from the law.
Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita has 531 sections (instead of 484 sections of CrPC). In total 177 provisions have been amended in Sanhita and nine new sections and 39 new sub-sections have been added. The law has added 44 new provisions and clarifications. Timelines were added to 35 sections and audio and video provision was added in 35 places. In Sanhita, a total of 14 articles have been repealed and eliminated.
Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam has 170 provisions (instead of the original 167 provisions, and a total of 24 provisions have been amended. Two new provisions and six sub-provisions have been added and six provisions have been repealed or deleted in the Adhiniyam.
