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New criminal laws have come into force across the country from today. With this, the first FIR has been registered under the Indian Penal Code, 2023 at Kamala Market police station in Delhi. A case was registered under Section 285 of the Indian Penal Code against a street vendor for creating obstruction and selling goods under the foot over bridge of New Delhi Railway Station.
According to the information, three new criminal laws have come into force across the country from Monday, which will bring sweeping changes to India’s criminal justice system and abolish colonial-era laws. The Indian Justice Code, the Indian Civil Protection Code and the Indian Evidence Act will replace the British-era Indian Penal Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act respectively. These new criminal laws aim to prevent judicial delays and introduce strong use of information technology.
On the 3 new criminal laws that will be implemented from July 1, Delhi Police Special CP Chhaya Sharma said that 3 new criminal laws have started being implemented from today. FIRs will also start being registered under these laws from today. We had started training on this subject from February 5 itself…we have explained very well the changes that have been made in the investigation.
Chhaya Sharma said that with these laws we are moving from punishment to justice. There is a lot of emphasis on digital evidence in this. This means that now the evidence will be recorded digitally and when it is recorded digitally, not much change can be made. Digital records will make it easier for the court to understand. He told that Delhi Police has also made an app. About 45000 people of Delhi Police are fully trained. We are fully prepared for this. We have prepared a pocket booklet which is divided into 4 parts and it includes IPC to BNS, new sections added in BNS, categories which now come under 7 years of punishment and a table. It includes sections necessary for everyday policing.
