Bhubaneswar: In one of the first FIRs under the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, which came into effect from Monday (July 1), an attempt to murder case was registered at Laxmisagar police station in Bhubaneswar.
According to sources, the FIR was registered on the basis of a complaint lodged by one Rudra Pratap Das, alleging that three bike-borne miscreants slashed the neck of his father, Gauranga Charana Das, using a blade near Chintamaniswar temple here on June 29. “The accused had been threatening them against filing a police complaint. We received the complaint this morning. An FIR has been registered under the new law,” IIC of Laxmisagar police station Shyamsundar Rao told the media.
The case has been registered under Sections 126 (2), 115 (2), 109 (1) and 3 (5) of BNS, the sources added.
Later speaking to media, Twin City Commissioner of Police Sanjeeb Panda confirmed that the Laxmisagar case was the first under the new law. “The officers and in-charge of different police station have received adequate training on the new laws and the procedure to be followed. The software under Crime and Criminal Tracking Network and Systems has also be upgraded. We will will be creating more awareness on the SOP issued,” he added.
Sources further stated that the first FIR under the revised penal code in Odisha was filed at Jagatpur police station in an assault case. The case was registered under Sections 126 (2), 296, 115 (2) and 315 (3) of BNS at 1.05 pm on the basis of a complaint lodged by one Jisan Khan of Peer Bazaar area, accusing Ramu of Jagatpur New Industrial Estate of assaulting and abusing him at Khaira bridge.
Addressing a presser, Home Minister Amit Shah had earlier informed that the first FIR under the new criminal laws was registered at a police station in Gwalior.
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam 2023, enacted late last year, have replaced the British-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, respectively. Zero FIR, registration of police complaints online, summons through electronic modes and mandatory videography of crime scenes in case of all heinous crimes are some of the key highlights of the three new criminal laws.