Gaya registers 1st FIR in state under new criminal law | Patna News – Times of India
Patna: The first FIR (first information report) in the state under the provisions of the new criminal code, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), was lodged in Gaya district on Monday morning.
Sanjay Singh, ADG (law and order), said the first FIR under the new criminal laws in Bihar was registered by Gaya Government Railway Police (GRP) under sections 313 and 317 (5) of BNS.“The FIR was lodged against two luggage and mobile thieves, arrested from Gaya railway station around 7.45am. Eight mobile phones were also recovered from the possession of accused Rajesh Paswan (27) and Mohit Kumar (19), both residents of Gaya,” he said.
Apart from this five more cases were lodged at Bodh Gaya, Sherghati, Mufassil, Belaganj and Atri police stations of the district under Section 173 of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), senior superintendent of police Ashish Bharti said.
The ADG said a police control room has been established at Bihar Police Headquarters and each police district under Section 37 of the Indian Civil Security Code, 2023. “Additionally, a police officer has been designated in each district and at each police station to maintain information about arrested individuals, including their name, address and the nature of crime, and display this information at the district headquarters and police station,” the ADG said.
Singh added a Mobile Forensic Science Unit has been set up in each district as in criminal cases with punishments of seven years or more, it is compulsory for the scientists of forensic science laboratory to visit the crime scene. “These provisions aim to enhance the investigation and prosecution of criminal cases, and ensure that relevant information is readily available to law enforcement agencies,” he said.
Saran superintendent of police (SP) Kumar Ashish said that as per the provisions of the new laws, FIRs, notices, trials, records, case diary and statements would be recorded digitally. “Videography and photography have been made compulsory, and for this the investigating officers will be provided with laptops and cellphones. Police stations will get modern equipments, be provided with work stations, data centres, investigation halls, record rooms and interrogation rooms,” he said, adding the new criminal laws are public-centric.
As three new criminal laws, came into effect on Monday, seminars were organized at 1,300 police stations across the state to raise awareness among the personnel and general public about the codes.
The seminars were led by the respective police station heads. Women officers specifically briefed the residents about the important provisions of the new laws.
(With inputs from H K Verma in Saran and Alok Kumar in Gaya)
Sanjay Singh, ADG (law and order), said the first FIR under the new criminal laws in Bihar was registered by Gaya Government Railway Police (GRP) under sections 313 and 317 (5) of BNS.“The FIR was lodged against two luggage and mobile thieves, arrested from Gaya railway station around 7.45am. Eight mobile phones were also recovered from the possession of accused Rajesh Paswan (27) and Mohit Kumar (19), both residents of Gaya,” he said.
Apart from this five more cases were lodged at Bodh Gaya, Sherghati, Mufassil, Belaganj and Atri police stations of the district under Section 173 of Bharatiya Nagrik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), senior superintendent of police Ashish Bharti said.
The ADG said a police control room has been established at Bihar Police Headquarters and each police district under Section 37 of the Indian Civil Security Code, 2023. “Additionally, a police officer has been designated in each district and at each police station to maintain information about arrested individuals, including their name, address and the nature of crime, and display this information at the district headquarters and police station,” the ADG said.
Singh added a Mobile Forensic Science Unit has been set up in each district as in criminal cases with punishments of seven years or more, it is compulsory for the scientists of forensic science laboratory to visit the crime scene. “These provisions aim to enhance the investigation and prosecution of criminal cases, and ensure that relevant information is readily available to law enforcement agencies,” he said.
Saran superintendent of police (SP) Kumar Ashish said that as per the provisions of the new laws, FIRs, notices, trials, records, case diary and statements would be recorded digitally. “Videography and photography have been made compulsory, and for this the investigating officers will be provided with laptops and cellphones. Police stations will get modern equipments, be provided with work stations, data centres, investigation halls, record rooms and interrogation rooms,” he said, adding the new criminal laws are public-centric.
As three new criminal laws, came into effect on Monday, seminars were organized at 1,300 police stations across the state to raise awareness among the personnel and general public about the codes.
The seminars were led by the respective police station heads. Women officers specifically briefed the residents about the important provisions of the new laws.
(With inputs from H K Verma in Saran and Alok Kumar in Gaya)
