1st BNS case: Street vendor obstructs road near New Delhi Railway Station under Section 285 of the new penal code, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
Delhi: The first case under the new penal code, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), was registered against a street vendor for obstructing a road near New Delhi Railway Station. The FIR was filed under Section 285 of the BNS, which pertains to danger or obstruction in public way or line of navigation. The accused was selling water bottles and tobacco on the road, causing public inconvenience and blocking the passageway. Despite persuasion by the police, the street vendor refused to move his cart, leading to his booking under the new criminal code.
July 01, 2024
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