Panchavati police registers first case under new law

Nashik: The Panchavati police on Monday registered the first case under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which replaced Indian Penal Code (IPC) on July 1.
The first case was registered under section 115 (2) of the BNS for voluntary causing hurt. The police said that earlier this offence used to be registered under Section 323 of the IPC.
Senior police inspector Madhukar Kad of Panchavati police station said, a 40-year-old woman from Panchavati area complained that her husband beat her up after she refused to give him money for drinking alcohol.
Kad said that after the woman arrived at the police station, the offence, which is non-cognizable, was registered within a matter of a few minutes. Kad said that the day officer recorded the statement of the woman after which the section to be applied was decided under the guidance of senior officer present at the police station and a case was registered.
Senior police inspector Gajendra Patil of Bhadrakali police station said, “We registered our first case under Section 303(2) of BNS on Monday when an autorickshaw owner reported about theft of his auto in the wee hours. Had the theft occurred on Sunday, the case would have been registered under IPC sections.”