The first FIR under India’s new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, (BNS) which replaces the Indian Penal Code (IPC) from today, July 1, has been registered at the Charminar police station in Hyderabad.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the DGP of Telangana Ravi Gupta said that the Telangana Police has registered the First FIR with Digital Signature under the Bharathiya Nyaya Sanhitha. “I am happy to inform that the First FIR from Telangana under B N S has been issued today from Charminar Police Station of Hyderabad Police Commissionerate.Telangana Police has registered the First FIR with Digital Signature under the Bharathiya Nyaya Sanhitha. I am happy to inform that the First FIR from Telangana under B N S has been issued today from Charminar Police Station of Hyderabad Police Commissionerate.” he said.
An FIR under 281 of the BNS and 80(a) and 177 of the MV Act has been registered by the Charminar police at 1 a.m. during vehicle checking against two men for riding with improper number plates and giving evasive replies during questioning.
An hour later, the Rajendranagar police has also booked a case under 104 of the BNS following the death of a driver who crashed into the divider on the PVNR Expressway, causing the car to turn turtle.
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“The accident was reported at 2 a.m. when the car was heading towards the airport from the city. The person driving the car, Sai Ganesh, 25, was killed on the spot in the mishap. The body was shifted to Gandhi Hospital morgue for an autopsy and the car was cleared from the expressway for traffic,” said the Rajendranagar police.
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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has 358 sections (instead of 511 sections of IPC). A total of 20 new crimes have been added to the Sanhita, and the imprisonment sentence has been increased for 33 crimes. The amount of fine has been increased in 83 crimes and mandatory minimum punishment has been introduced in 23 crimes. The penalty of community service has been introduced in six crimes and 19 sections have been repealed or removed in the Act.
