Pune Registers First Case Under New Criminal Laws

Pune's Warje Malwadi police station registered Maharashtra's first case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. The new criminal laws, replacing British-era regulations, led to charges against three individuals for assault. Extensive training of personnel on these acts has been undertaken, with 26 cases registered across the city on Monday.

Pune's Warje Malwadi police station marked a historic moment on Monday as it registered Maharashtra's first case under the freshly implemented Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).

The BNS, along with the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), replaced the colonial-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure, and Indian Evidence Act, respectively, across India from midnight.

The case, involving sections of voluntary hurt and criminal intimidation, was filed against three individuals accused of assaulting a 32-year-old man.

Additional Commissioner of Police Shailesh Balkawade stated that four cognisable and 22 non-cognisable cases were recorded at four police stations in Pune that day, highlighting the extensive training of personnel on the new statutes.