Ahmedabad, Gujarat Police registered the first FIR under the newly implemented Indian Judicial Code (BNS) late at 1 am on Monday against a motorcyclist for blocking a public road at Chiloda Circle near Gandhinagar, officials said.
Deputy Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Deepak Meghani said the police have registered 164 cases under BNS since midnight.
The BNS, along with two other new criminal laws - the Indian Civil Protection Code and the Indian Evidence Act - came into force across India on Monday.
"The first case under the Indian Judicial Code was registered at Chiloda police station at 1 am on July 1, an hour after the implementation of the three new laws. The FIR has been registered under section 285 of the BNS. During the day, 164 “Registration was done across the state under the new law,” FIR Meghani told reporters.
Section 285 of the BNS deals with "causing danger, obstruction or injury to any person in any public way or public line of navigation". There is a provision of fine up to Rs 5,000 in this section.
Police inspector AS Asari said, during night patrolling at Chiloda Circle, located on the busy Ahmedabad-Himmatnagar highway, police personnel noticed a motorcycle parked in such a manner that it blocked the traffic going towards Dehgam town.
"When the motorcycle owner, who was standing near his vehicle, did not give any satisfactory explanation for his actions, we booked him under section 285 of the BNS. The FIR was registered at 1:00 am. He was arrested by the police. He was released on bail from the station," Asari said.
Deputy Inspector General of Police (Law and Order) Deepak Meghani said the police have registered 164 cases under BNS since midnight.
The BNS, along with two other new criminal laws - the Indian Civil Protection Code and the Indian Evidence Act - came into force across India on Monday.
"The first case under the Indian Judicial Code was registered at Chiloda police station at 1 am on July 1, an hour after the implementation of the three new laws. The FIR has been registered under section 285 of the BNS. During the day, 164 “Registration was done across the state under the new law,” FIR Meghani told reporters.
Section 285 of the BNS deals with "causing danger, obstruction or injury to any person in any public way or public line of navigation". There is a provision of fine up to Rs 5,000 in this section.
Police inspector AS Asari said, during night patrolling at Chiloda Circle, located on the busy Ahmedabad-Himmatnagar highway, police personnel noticed a motorcycle parked in such a manner that it blocked the traffic going towards Dehgam town.
"When the motorcycle owner, who was standing near his vehicle, did not give any satisfactory explanation for his actions, we booked him under section 285 of the BNS. The FIR was registered at 1:00 am. He was arrested by the police. He was released on bail from the station," Asari said.
