Hyderabad police First FIR under New Act- BNS, ends with conviction
Charminar: The first case registered under Bharatiya Naya Sanhitha(BNS), ends with a conviction on Thursday. The local court imposed a fine of Rs. 2,800 on Two offenders.
According to the police, Two miscreants Sohail Ansari and Sk Sanwar nabbed by Charminar police while conducting vehicle checking at Gulzar House cross road. The miscreants reportedly riding their Vehicles without number plate and without documents and violated the traffic rules and regulations. First Information report(FIR) was issued under the newly implemented act- Bharatiya Naya Sanhitha(BNS), marking the beginning of a new era in the enforcement.
After the court trial, Magistrate Devi Reddy Abhiram Reddy, in the Court of Ist Special Judicial Magistrate, Nampally secured conviction and imposed a fine of Rs. 1,400 each, Total- Rs. 2,800.
Going further into details, When questioned by the police the miscreants failed to give proper reason behind their presence at the spot during late night hours. The police said “ When asked them for the reason behind riding their vehicles without number plates, they gave hectic answers. On further enquiry they disclosed their identity as Sohail Ansari(19) and Sk Sanwar(26)”. Subsequently police seized the vehicle and shifted them to police station along with riders for necessary legal action.
The police have booked them under section 281 BNS, Section 281 BNS deals with the Rash driving or riding on a public way- It is defined as “whoever drives any vehicle, or rides, on any public way in a manner so rash or negligent as to endanger human life, or to be likely to cause hurt or injury to any other person, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees, or with both.” Earlier it was defined in section 279 of the Indian Penal Code. There is nothing much changed in the definition apart from the name from 279 IPC to 281 BNS. In addition to the 281 BNS police also booked a case under 177 (General provision for punishment of offences) MV Act.
