From July 1, cognisable offences will be registered under Section 173 of the BNSS, instead of Section 154 of the CrPC. First Information Reports (FIRs) are filed through the Crime and Criminal Tracking Network Systems (CCTNS), a programme that functions under the National Crime Records Bureau. “Even when cases were being registered under IPC, police had the provision to register cases in Tamil, Marathi, Gujarati among others. Another patch has been added to make the filing easier under the new criminal laws,” the official said. “Though forensics has been made compulsory in all crimes punishable by over seven years, not all States have the required capacity and trained officials.

Source: The Hindu June 30, 2024 22:43 UTC