In the first criminal case in Tripura under the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, which replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the police arrested and booked a truck driver in an accident case on Monday.
A senior police official told the media that the first case under the BNS was registered at Kailashahar in the Unakoti district after the truck driven by the driver hit a 71-year-old man, leading to his death. He said the case was registered under BNS sections 281 (rash driving) and 106 (causing death by negligence).
The official said that the second case registered under the BNS in Tripura was under Section 305 (theft) at the Damcherra police station in the North district.
The three new criminal laws—the BNS, the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA)—came into effect on July 1, replacing the Indian Penal Code (IPC), 1860; the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC), 1973; and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, respectively. They were passed in Parliament last December and received Presidential assent the same month.
The state government has implemented new criminal laws by training around 3,010 officials from various departments, including police, law, and the state forensic science laboratory. This training was conducted both offline and online.
Additionally, over 500 officials from the health department received training, and senior officers from different departments were trained as master trainers at the State Institute of Public Administration and Rural Development (SIPARD). As many as 82 Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems (CCTNS) personnel were also trained.
In addition, the government conducted various awareness programs about these laws across all 88 police stations in the state on Monday.
As per the new law, a complaint can be lodged at any police station as a zero FIR, even if it does not fall under the jurisdiction of that police station.
The new law requires investigators to update the complainant on the progress of the investigation within 90 days of registering the complaint. Furthermore, the new laws mandate that the trial must be completed within 60 days of filing the chargesheet. After the trial, the verdict must be given within 45 days.
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