Panaji, a plastic hawker in Margao city, became the first person in Goa to be prosecuted under the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) penal law, 2023, which came into force on Monday, a senior said. police officer
At 11.28 am, an FIR was lodged against the seller, Sangappa Bandrolli), under the BNS, for selling plastic on the road and obstructing the smooth flow of traffic at Rawanfond locality of Margao city in South Goa. a state police spokesman said.
He said the 29-year-old was booked under section 285 of the BNS which states: “Anyone who, by doing any act or omitting to put in order any property in his possession or charge, causes danger, obstruction or injury to any person.” ”. person, any public road or public navigation line, will be punished with a fine that may extend up to five thousand rupees."
The spokesperson said this was the first FIR lodged in Goa under the new penal law, which replaced the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC), after deputy sub-inspector Umesh Gawade registered a complaint.
About an hour later, the second FIR was lodged under the BNS in Goa at the Panaji police station against a roadside coconut vendor for causing inconvenience to citizens and obstructing traffic.
Superintendent of Police (North) Akshat Kaushal told reporters that the first FIR under the BNS in North Goa district (and the second in the state) was lodged at the Panaji police station.
He said coconut seller Nisar Bellari was detained under section 285 of BNS for "intentionally continuing to move his wheelbarrow carrying tender coconuts to the roadside in Panaji city and selling them in an open area, thereby causing inconvenience to the general public and passers-by". -and also obstructing the proper flow of traffic."
The 53-year-old man was selling young coconuts near a street leading to a market in the city of Panaji, the police officer said.
Kaushal said all police stations under his jurisdiction have gone through the transition from the old criminal law to the new one.
Last year, Parliament passed three new penal codes: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. They have replaced the IPC, the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence Act respectively.
At 11.28 am, an FIR was lodged against the seller, Sangappa Bandrolli), under the BNS, for selling plastic on the road and obstructing the smooth flow of traffic at Rawanfond locality of Margao city in South Goa. a state police spokesman said.
He said the 29-year-old was booked under section 285 of the BNS which states: “Anyone who, by doing any act or omitting to put in order any property in his possession or charge, causes danger, obstruction or injury to any person.” ”. person, any public road or public navigation line, will be punished with a fine that may extend up to five thousand rupees."
The spokesperson said this was the first FIR lodged in Goa under the new penal law, which replaced the British-era Indian Penal Code (IPC), after deputy sub-inspector Umesh Gawade registered a complaint.
About an hour later, the second FIR was lodged under the BNS in Goa at the Panaji police station against a roadside coconut vendor for causing inconvenience to citizens and obstructing traffic.
Superintendent of Police (North) Akshat Kaushal told reporters that the first FIR under the BNS in North Goa district (and the second in the state) was lodged at the Panaji police station.
He said coconut seller Nisar Bellari was detained under section 285 of BNS for "intentionally continuing to move his wheelbarrow carrying tender coconuts to the roadside in Panaji city and selling them in an open area, thereby causing inconvenience to the general public and passers-by". -and also obstructing the proper flow of traffic."
The 53-year-old man was selling young coconuts near a street leading to a market in the city of Panaji, the police officer said.
Kaushal said all police stations under his jurisdiction have gone through the transition from the old criminal law to the new one.
Last year, Parliament passed three new penal codes: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam. They have replaced the IPC, the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence Act respectively.
