Historic FIR Filed Under India's New Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita in Uttar Pradesh

Rehra police station in Amroha district achieved a milestone by being among the first in Uttar Pradesh to lodge a case under the newly implemented Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The FIR was filed in response to a death caused by electrocution, reflecting the state's adaptation to new legal norms.

Rehra police station in Amroha district has entered the annals of history by lodging one of the state's first cases under the newly initiated Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, officials announced on Monday.

Uttar Pradesh DGP Prashant Kumar confirmed that since the implementation of three new laws promulgated by the Government of India, a total of 255 FIRs and 28 NCRs have been filed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita across various districts and commissionerates in the state by 08.00 pm.

The specific case in Rehra was registered under BNS 106, concerning 'Causing death by negligence,' against Rajveer alias Raju and Bhoop Singh alia Bholu, based on a complaint from Dhakia village resident Sanjay Singh. Singh reported that the accused had installed an electric wire in his agricultural field, which resulted in his father Jagpal's electrocution on Monday morning.

In a notable update on social media platform X, the Uttar Pradesh Police described the event as 'History in the making,' underscoring the significance of Rehra police station's pioneering use of the Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita.

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