Bhubaneswar:1/7/24: Post the implementation of the new criminal laws across the country, the first case was reported to the Commissionerate police in Bhubaneswar, said DCP Prateek Singh.
It is worth mentioning that, the first case was registered under Lakshmi Sagar Police Station under the Commissionerate Police. The case was a charge of attempted murder. Earlier, the case was filed under IPC 307. Now the first case has been filed in sections 126 (2), 115 (2), 109, 118 (1) of the Indian Penal Code.
Reports further said that Bhubaneswar DCP informed that the second case has also been also been registered under Khandagiri police station. However, after the implementation of the new law, the investigation can be expedited. Radical change can be done in the previous system, said Bhubaneswar DCP Prateek Singh.
The three new criminal laws that is Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam will be implemented nationwide on Monday. They are set to replace the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Indian Evidence Act, respectively.