Hassan (Karnataka), Karnataka Police on Monday registered the first case in the state under the new penal code, Indian Justice Code (BNS).
The case pertains to 'rash and negligent driving' resulting in 'death by negligence'.
The new code came into force on Monday, replacing the colonial Indian Penal Code.
First Information Report under section 173 of the Indian Civil Defense Code (BNSS) on the complaint of Ravi H S.
Ravi accused driver Sagar of Halebidu in Hassan district of driving the car negligently, due to which the car fell off a bridge near the siege gate between Hassan city and Halebidu on Monday morning.
Ravi and Sagar were saved due to the airbag, but their mother-in-law, who was sitting in the back seat, suffered serious head injuries.
He was taken to the hospital where doctors declared him dead.
Based on the complaint, the police registered a case against Sagar under sections 106 (causing death by negligence) and 281 (rash and negligent driving) of the Indian Penal Code.
The case pertains to 'rash and negligent driving' resulting in 'death by negligence'.
The new code came into force on Monday, replacing the colonial Indian Penal Code.
First Information Report under section 173 of the Indian Civil Defense Code (BNSS) on the complaint of Ravi H S.
Ravi accused driver Sagar of Halebidu in Hassan district of driving the car negligently, due to which the car fell off a bridge near the siege gate between Hassan city and Halebidu on Monday morning.
Ravi and Sagar were saved due to the airbag, but their mother-in-law, who was sitting in the back seat, suffered serious head injuries.
He was taken to the hospital where doctors declared him dead.
Based on the complaint, the police registered a case against Sagar under sections 106 (causing death by negligence) and 281 (rash and negligent driving) of the Indian Penal Code.
