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First Case In Odisha Registered Under New Criminal Laws

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.

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Ashok Palit has completed his graduation from Upendranath College Soro, Balasore and post graduation from Utkal University in Odia Language and literture.. He has also carved out a niche for himself as a scribe of eminence after joining the profession in 1988. He is also an independent media production professional. He brings loads of experience to Advanced Media, Ashok Palit as a cineaste has been active in film criticism for over three decades. As a film society activist, he soared to eminence for his profound commitment to the art film appreciation and aesthetics of cinema. His mode of discourse is often erudite but always lucid and comprehensible marked by a perfect acumen so rare in the field. A film aesthete with an immense fond of critical sensibilities, he wrote about growth and development of odia cinema in New Indian Express, The Times of India, The Hindustan Times, The Asian Age and Screen. He has been working as an Editor for Cine Samaya from 2002-2004.. He had made solid contribution on cinema in many odia Dailies and weekly such as Samaj, Prajatantra, Dharatri, Samaya, Satabadi, and weekly Samaya.
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