Karnataka police registers first case under new penal code

The Karnataka police on Monday registered the first case in the state under the new penal code, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).The case pertains to ‘rash and negligent driving’, which caused ‘death by



negligence’.

The new code came into force on Monday replacing the colonial Indian Penal Code.

The First Information Report under section 173 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) on a complaint by Ravi H S.