Himachal Registers First Case Under New Bharatiya Nyaya Sahita

The first case in Himachal Pradesh under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sahita (BNS) has been registered in Mandi district. Four additional cases have also been reported under new criminal laws in Dhalli, Hamirpur Sadar, Amb, and Nurpur police stations. Investigations are ongoing in accordance with the new legal provisions.

The first case in Himachal Pradesh under Bharatiya Nyaya Sahita (BNS), which has replaced the Indian Penal Code (IPC), has been registered at Dhanotu police station in Mandi district, officials confirmed on Monday.

The case was documented at 1.58 am, citing Sections 126(2) (Wrongful restraint), 115(2) (causing hurt), 352 (Intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace), and 351(2) (Criminal intimidation) under BNS 2023, according to a press statement from the Himachal Director General of Police (DGP).

Additionally, four more cases have emerged in Himachal Pradesh under the new criminal statutes in Dhalli, Hamirpur Sadar, Amb, and Nurpur police stations.

Per police reports, investigations are active in these cases as per the Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), 2023 guidelines.

A total of five cases have been filed under the newly enforced laws since July 1.

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