01062024-TTC-01.qxd 7/1/2024 1:06 AM Page 1 13 CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 144 NO. 181 | 14 PAGES | ~5.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 2 AMARNATH PILGRIMS INJURED IN ANANTNAG ROAD MISHAP J&K FRANCE VOTES IN POLL THAT COULD PUT FAR RIGHT IN POWER WORLD /thetribunechd NEET-UG PAPER LEAK, JAISHANKAR MEETS QATAR AGNIPATH TO DOMINATE PM; REVIEWS BILATERAL PARL SESSION NATION RELATIONSHIP BACK PAGE monday | 1 july 2024 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com THREE NEW CRIMINAL LAWS COME INTO EFFECT TODAY IPC makes way for Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, curtain on British-era laws New legislations will introduce widespread changes in country’s justice system Satya Prakash Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 30 The three new criminal laws — the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam — are all set to come into effect from tomorrow. Passed by Parliament in December 2023 during the winter session, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam will replace the IPC, 1860, the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973, and the Indian Evidence Act, 1872, respectively. President Droupadi Murmu had given her assent on December 25, 2023. The three new criminal laws will introduce widespread changes in India’s criminal justice system that has been mainly based on colonial-era laws. Under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which will replace the IPC, terrorism has been categorised as a distinct offence punishable with the death penalty or a prison term WHAT DO THE NEW RULES HOLD DEATH PENALTY FOR TERROR ■ Terror, organised crime, lynching separate offences with death as the maximum punishment ■ Death penalty for raping minor girl ■ Sedition replaced with treason ■ 10-year jail for sexual intercourse with woman on marriage promise ■ Definition of “gender” includes transgender individuals electronic mode as production of devices containing digital evidence allowed for investigation punishable with seven years of ■ imprisonment or more mandatory Collection of specimen signatures or handwriting, finger impres■ Video recording of search and sions and voice samples for invesseizure made mandatory tigation or proceedings allowed ■ It requires forensic experts to ■ Trial in absentia of an abscondvisit crime scene to collect eviing proclaimed offender if there dence and record the process is no immediate prospect of ■ Trial proceedings may be held in arresting him allowed VIDEO RECORDING MUST ■ Forensic investigation for offences extending up to life imprisonment while organised crime and mob lynching have been made separate offences with the maximum punishment of the death penalty. It also prescribes the death penalty for raping a minor girl and up to 10-year jail for sexual inter- Day after T20 triumph, ~125 cr for Rohit’s men Rohit Mahajan Tribune News Service Chandigarh, June 30 A day after India beat South Africa to win the T20 World Cup after a gap of 17 years, Indian cricket board (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah announced a staggering Rs 125 crore for the team, the biggest-ever prize for an Indian team. When India won the 1983 World Cup, each member of the team was awarded Rs 1 lakh; in 2007, when MS Dhoni’s team won the inaugural T20 World Cup, it got a $3 million bonus, a little less than Rs 12 crore at the time. Victory for India’s cricket teams is mostly measured in money, and this sum easily outstrips anything from the past — a reflection of BCCI’s riches. After India won the final in Bridgetown, skipper Rohit Sharma said: “It is written... But you don’t know for when it’s written.” Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 30 The Economic Offence Unit (EOU) of the Bihar police, which is probing the 2023 Bihar constable recruitment exam paper leak case, has claimed that its modus operandi is similar to that of the NEET-UG paper leak case. Also, Sanjiv Mukhiya has emerged a common link between both cases. Mukhiya, who is on the run, is the prime accused in the NEET-UG paper leak case. Officials fear he might have escaped to Nepal.The constable recruitment exam was scheduled to be held on October 1, 7 and 15 last year. However, on the first day of the exam, the paper was leaked where irrespective of the place of occurrence of crime ■ Charges must be framed within 60 days of the first hearing ■ Verdicts in criminal cases to be pronounced within 45 days of completion of trial; free treatment to victims of crimes against women & kids at all hospitals selling any child has been made a heinous crime. Overlapping sections have been merged and simplified under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, which has only 358 sections as against 511 provisions in the IPC. Replacing the CrPC, the CBI ARRESTS SCHOOL OWNER FROM GODHRA Godhra: The CBI on Sunday arrested the owner of a private school in Gujarat’s Godhra in connection with alleged malpractices in the NEET-UG exam. Dixit Patel, owner of Jay Jalaram School in Panchmahal district where the exam was conducted on May 5, was arrested from his residence. This is the sixth arrest in the case. PTI leading to its cancellation.An EOU official said, “The modus operandi is similar in both these cases where sealed question papers were leaked during transportation from printing press to the treasury where the papers continued on page 10 Ajay Banerjee Gen Upendra Dwivedi takes charge Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 30 In the early part of 2022, the Indian Army initiated a move to add newer technology to tackle China along the contentious Line of Actual Control (LAC). General Upendra Dwivedi, who took over as the Army Chief today, was then heading the Northern Army Command (Feb 2022-Feb 2024), also tasked along Eastern Ladakh. During his tenure at the Northern Command, the Army worked out plans on getting new precision artillery shells, multiple varieties of drones, loitering ammunition, next-generation beyond-line-of-sight guided missiles, anti-drone systems to bring down enemy aerial vehicles, specialised high-altitude tanks, and missile launchers. Several of this equipment has now been inducted or is in the process of being procured and is to be used along the Himalayas. General Dwivedi took over as the 30th Chief of the Indian Army, replacing General Manoj Pande, at a brief ceremony at the South Block. The arc of his agenda has now widened. He will look at the biggest threat — maintaining the sanctity along the LAC. Outgoing Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande hands over the command to Gen Upendra Dwivedi in New Delhi on Saturday. ANI VOTARY OF CUTTING-EDGE TECH The General has a deep understanding of modern tech and possesses a thoughtful approach of integrating cutting-edge tech into military systems. Ministry of Defence ❝ This will be closely followed by formation of much-delayed theatre commands and tackling the issue of recruitment of soldiers through the Agnipath scheme. Sources in the Army say as Vice Chief, General Dwivedi had given his opinion on SADrebels to seek penance for 2015 sacrilege incidents AVALANCHE SCARE But Sharma’s retirement from T20I cricket wasn’t written — it came on the spur of the moment, soon after Virat Kohli announced his own T20I retirement. “I don’t make decisions like this about my future. Whatever I feel is right from inside, I try to do,” Rohit said. With this, the Big Two of Indian cricket, the captain and his predecessor, have simultaneously decided they’d play no more T20 cricket for the country, though they would continue to play for their clubs in the cash-rich IPL. Another key player, Ravindra Jadeja, followed suit on Sunday. These big boots will take some filling, though there is a steady stream of youngsters coming through the IPL. BCCI president Roger Binny said: “It’ll take time. We’ll probably see in the next two-three years, continued on page 10 edit: Worthy champions NEET accused ‘linked’ to Bihar paper leak case Aksheev Thakur course with a woman (not amounting to rape) through deceitful means or a promise of marriage without intending to fulfil it. Sedition has been replaced with treason. A new chapter on crimes against women and children has been added. Buying and ZERO FIR CAN BE LODGED ■ Zero FIR can be lodged any- Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita will govern the procedure for investigation, arrest, prosecution and bail for offences as also criminal trials. It mandates forensic investigation for offences punishable with seven years of imprisonment or more and requires forensic experts to visit crime scenes to collect forensic evidence and record the process. Trial proceedings may be held in the electronic mode as production of electronic communication devices, likely to contain digital evidence, will be allowed for investigation and trial. It also allows collection of specimen signatures or handwriting, finger impressions and voice samples for investigation or proceedings. It allows trial in absentia of an absconding proclaimed offender if there is no immediate prospect of arresting him. Video recording of all search and seizure has been made mandatory. The Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam, which will replace the Indian Evidence Act, retains most of the provisions continued on page 10 Theatre commands, Agnipath, LAC new Army Chief’s priorities To meet Takht Jathedar today | Rue pardon to dera chief Jupinderjit Singh & Aparna Banerji Tribune News Service A massive avalanche hit the Gandhi Sarovar near the Kedarnath Dham early Sunday. There was no loss of life and property. In 2013, a flood disaster had struck the region, claiming over 6,000 lives. PTI Chandigarh/Jalandhar, June 30 The first day of July is all set to be keenly watched by Sikhs when a rebel group of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) is set to submit a letter to the Akal Takht Jathedar in Amritsar about an “admission of guilt” over “mistakes committed” by the party leadership since 2007 that have “hurt” the Sikh Panth. The rebels would be seeking penance for themselves as well as for other SAD leaders, especially party president Sukhbir Singh Badal, whom they hold responsible for the controversial decisions like the 2015 pardoning of the Dera Sacha Sauda chief who had in May 2007 worn an attire similar to the one worn by Guru Gobind Singh, besides the sacrilege incidents of 2015. These incidents have allegedly hurt Sikh sentiments and “eroded” the support of the Akalis among the masses and given rise to radicalism. This confrontation between Akali rebel leaders after their meeting in Jalandhar. FILE ‘TANKHA’ LIKELY AFTER APOLOGY The tricky plot in the admission of guilt is that if the Akal Takht Jathedar accepts the apology of the rebel groups and awards them ‘tankha’ (religious punishment), then the same may be awarded to Sukhbir Badal and others also. leaders belonging to the pro and anti-Sukhbir groups in the SAD is thus set to reach Akal Takht tomorrow. Though on one hand, the issue is of political control of the party, at the centre of it are religious decisions. It is being alleged the Badal family controls the SGPC and even Akal Takht, which is the highest temporal seat of the Sikhs. The rebel group, including former MP Sukhdev Singh Dhindsa, SGPC ex-president Jagir Kaur, former MP Prem Singh Chandumajra, senior leader Gurpratap Wadala and several others, will appear before the Jathedar on Monday for “suitable punishment” as they did continued on page 10 Agnipath. The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been apprised by the Department of Military Affairs, headed by the Chief of Defence Staff, on four issues of the Agnipath scheme that need course correction. These continued on page 10 NIA raids in Rajouri over terror attack on pilgrim bus JAMMU: The NIA on Sunday conducted searches at multiple locations in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir in connection with the Reasi terror attack case. The raids led to the seizure of various items showing linkages between terrorists and overground workers. The NIA, which took over the probe on June 15 on orders from the Ministry of Home Affairs, searched five locations linked with hybrid terrorists and OGWs, it said. INSIDE To boost defence ties, Navy Chief on 4-day B’desh visit NEW DELHI: Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh Tripathi on Sunday reached Bangladesh on a four-day official visit from July 1 to July 4. "The visit is aimed at consolidating bilateral defence relations between India and Bangladesh and to explore new avenues for naval cooperation," said the Ministry of Defence. The Navy Chief will hold bilateral discussions with his counterpart Admiral M Nazmul Hassan. BACK PAGE ~70L goes down the drain as 3rd ‘repaired’ Muktsar pond gives way Archit Watts Tribune News Service Muktsar, June 30 The renovation of a village pond constructed under the Thapar model by spending nearly Rs 70 lakh at Harike Kalan village here has come under the scanner as its retaining wall collapsed just a few days after the completion of the work. Village residents have demanded a fair probe, raising questions over the quality of construction material used in the work. “When the village pond was being renovated, we had PROBE ORDERED, FIRM TO REPAIR IT AGAIN The issue has come to my notice and an inquiry has been marked. The construction company will repair it. Mahesh Garg, XEN ❝ questioned the quality of construction material used for it. However, our voice was suppressed. Now, the authorities concerned should order a probe,” said a village resident. Gurpreet Singh, son of village sarpanch Janak Rani, said, “The pond work was completed nearly a week ago at a cost of Rs 70 lakh, but the retaining wall has already collapsed. A probe must be ordered into it.” Mahesh Garg, Executive Engineer, Department of Rural Development and Panchayats, Muktsar, said, “The issue has come to my notice and an inquiry has been marked. The construction company will repair it.” He said the pond was constructed with the state-of-the-art c m y b technology and the wastewater would be treated and used for irrigation. Earlier, the renovation of village ponds at Bhallaiana and Chhateana villages had come under the scanner as bricks had started falling. An amount of nearly Rs 30 lakh was spent on the renovation of the pond at Bhallaiana village, while Rs 2.5 crore was spent on the beautification of the pond at Chhateana village. These three villages — Harike Kalan, Bhallaiana and Chhateana — fall in the Gidderbaha Assembly constituency. A view of the damaged pond at Harike Kalan village in Muktsar district.
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