Summary of The Hindu 1ST JULY 2024

New criminal laws in effect ; amendments soon

From July 1 , 0:00 hrs  three  new criminal laws have been implemented in the country  . All police stations Has no option but to apply the three new criminal laws .

 

States can bring their own laws in certain provisions of BNSS .

Several non-BJP states objected to the implementation  . Government  has said that states can bring their own amendments to certain provisions of Bhartiya Nyay Suraksha samhita ( BNSS ) that replaces the code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC ) .

 

Cases registered before 1 july , and case that is registered after 1 July but crime was committed before 1 july will be dealt through IPC .

So IPC and the three criminal laws will  work concurrently for the time being .

 

The three new Criminal laws Bhartiya Nyay Samhita ( BNS ) , Bhartiya Nyaya Suraksha Samhita ( BNSS ) and Bhatiya Sakshaya ( BS ) will replace previous Indian Penal Code ( IPC ) , Code of Criminal Procedure ( Cr PC ) , and Indian Evidence Act ,1872 ( IEA ) respectively .

BNS deals with the punishment in different crimes . BNSS deals with procedures used by police and BS deals with methods and procedures of evidence collection .

 

Several Amendments is expected to come soon like law on sexual assault on males and Transgender .

 

 

 

 

What is new ?

 

     Provision of zero FIR allowing filing of zero FIR at the police station.l ,regardless of jurisdiction .

     Online Registration of police complaints and mandatory videography of crime scenes  for all heinous crimes .

     A person can now report incidents by electronic communication without need to visit a police  station .

     Judgement in criminal case has to come within 45 days of completion of trial

     Provision agaisnt false promoses of marriages , gang rape of minors and mob lynching .

     Statement of woman police officer will be recorded by woman police officer in the presence of her guardian or relative .

     Death sentenceorn.life imprisonment for gang rape of minors .

     Sedition has to be replaced with ‘ secession ‘ or ‘ act against countries sovereignty, integrity and unity .

 

Electronic evidence

 

The BNSS mandates compulsory audio visual recording of search and seizure in. each criminal case and mandatory  forensic examiner in all cases that attract punishment above seven years .

Home ministry is testing me Sakshya app to help police record scene of crime searhc and seizure of criminal cases and upload files to cloud based platform .

 

 

 

Concern emerges over BNSS provision of police custody

The new provisions under BNSS has changed the period of police custody .

The Code of Criminal  Procedure ( CrPC ) allows jurisdictional magistrate to grant police custody for upto 15 days in case police investigation  is not completed within 24 hours .

BNSS says ,police custody of 15 days can be extended to 40 to 60 days during the initial period of 60 ro 90 days of judicial custody .

 

Human right activists are apprehensive that the provision could pave the way for police to indulge in extrajudicial measures .

 

 

Indian diplomat summoned over sailor’s death

SriLanka’s Ministry of foreign affairs summoned an official from the Indian high commissioner in Colombo , and voiced its concern over death of Srilankan Naval sailor on june 25 .

The Naval sailor died due to “ aggressive manoeuvres of a Indian trawler “ , that resisted directions of” patrol unit , according to Srilankan Naval official . The accident happened in Kankesanthurai .

 

There is long term demand by Srilankan fishing community from the Indian side to stop using the destructive bottom trawling method of fishing .

India is in favour of regulating bottom trawling rather than removing it .

Bottom trawling destroys the natural seafood habitat by essential retotalling of seabed . All the bottom dwelling animals are affected .

 

 

 

 

 

DRDO takes up study for the development of  indigenous  submarine

DRDO has conducted preliminary study on the design and development of an indigenous  conventional submarine under Project 76 .

Under Project 76 , there will be substantial Indigenousation of content , including weapons , missiles , combat management system , sonar , communication  etc .

 

India does not build submarines Indigenously .

Currently India procures submarines from other countries and is built in Indian shipyards under the P75I program . The P75I program is going to expire soon .

Under current procurement of submarines , India is looking to procure six submarines.

The countries shortlisted are : Russia , Germany , Spain , France , South Korea .

The submarine will be built in a Indian shipyard .

 

 

 

India identified 641 fauna species and 339 taxa

The Ministry of Environment has released a list of newly discovered flora and fauna in India in 2023 .

A total of 641 species has – 442 entirely  new to science and 199 newly recorded to country were added to the list of Indian fauna .

Among them are 339 taxa –326 species and 13 infraspecific taxa .

Kerala topped the list with 101 additions , followed by West Bengal 72 and Tamil Nadu 64 .

Among the new plant discoveries were :

Curcuma Kachingense :  a new species of turmeric discovered in Kakching in Manipur .

Asystasia Venuri : A flowering  plant discovered in Howrah botanical park

 

Animal discoveries Include :

Miniopterus Srinii – Bent winged in Kodagu district of Karnataka .

 

 

 

 

General Dwivedi assumes the charge of Chief of army staff

General Upendra Dwivedi took oath as Chief Of Army Staff ( COAS ) on sunday after General Manoj Pande supernatural .

 

Modi’s  visit to Moscow timely , say experts

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Russia on july 8 and 9 .

The visit is expected to focus on strategic , economic and military  ties .

The Modi Putin talk is expected to focus on the rise of India China trade.  due to India’s import of oil issues arising from western sanctions , building on the Chennai Vladivostok maritime route

And concluding of Reciprocal Exchange of Logistical arrangement ( RELOS ) thar will pave the way for more defense exchanges.

This will be PM Modi’s first bilateral visit after Lok SABHA election results  .

Last time the two leaders met on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Uzbekistan in 2022 .

 

SCO meeting will be held on 4th July in Astana ,Kazakhstan.  PM Modi has deputed EAM S Jaishankar for this visit .

 

 

 

World

 

 

 

Taliban members meet Afghanistan UN envoy in Doha

Under the United Nations Strategic Framework for Afghanistan ( UNSFA ) , representatives of Afghanistan Taliban  began meeting with UN envoys in Doha , Qatar .

This was the third meeting of UNSFA . But Taliaban was invited for the first time .

Civil society groups including women’s right organisations outcried that invitation ti Taliban would legitimise their gender based oppression .

UNSFA was formed in 2023 to resolve the issues in Afghanistan after being  taken over by the Taliban .

 

Currently no country recognises Taliban ruled government in Afghanistan  .

 

Women bombers kill 18 in coordinated attack in Nigeria

women suicide bombers targetted a wedding , a funeral and a hospital in coordinated attack in North Nigeria .

The first bombers detonated during a marriage celebration  in the north eastern town of Gwozo .

No one has claimed responsibility  of the attack .

In the past Boko haram has used women in suicide bombing .

Boko Haram and Islamic states are two major terrorist group active in the region . Their mandate is to build Islamic state in Nigeria .

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sports

 

Jadeja too walks into the sunset

Ravindra Jadeja too has decided to hung his boots in T 20 internationals after India won World Cup .

Earlier Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli has announced his retirement from T 20 internationals .

 

 

 

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