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First Case Under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Filed in Delhi Against Street Vendor
First Case Under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 Filed in Delhi Against Street Vendor
On Monday, July 1, the first FIR under the new criminal statute Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023 was filed against a street vendor at the Kamla Market Police Station in New Delhi, according to news reports. The three new criminal statutes went into effect across the country on Monday, and this was the first case filed under one of the parts. A charge has been filed against the street vendor under Section 285 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for obstructing the footbridge of the New Delhi Railway Station and making sales. The accused, Pankaj Kumar of Barh, Bihar, has been identified in the FIR.
The accused was allegedly selling water and tobacco from a cart near the main road in the Kamla Market area, causing commuters to be hampered and inconvenienced. According to the FIR, Kumar ignored patrolling officers who requested that he remove his cart. Following that, a FIR was filed. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita has superseded the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Criminal Procedure Code with the Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and the Indian Evidence Act with the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam.
The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, unlike the IPC, is divided into 358 sections. The Sanhita has been amended to include twenty new offences, and the jail penalty for 33 crimes has been enhanced under the new criminal legislation. The fine amount has been increased for 83 crimes by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, while obligatory minimum punishment has been established for 23 crimes. Six crimes now include a community service punishment, while 19 parts of the Act have been abolished or eliminated.
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All new FIRs will be filed under the new criminal legislation beginning July 1. However, already filed cases will continue to be tried under the old laws until resolved. The new laws aim to establish a modern judicial system in India by introducing features such as zero FIR, online registration of police complaints, summonses via electronic means such as SMS, and mandatory recording of crime scenes for all serious offences.
