In pursuance to the update in trail, Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (“BNS”) will come into effect on 1st July, 2024 in its entirety, except for section 106(2) of the BNS, which provides the penalty for a person who causes death of any person by rash and negligent driving of vehicle which does not amount to culpable homicide, and escapes without reporting it to a police officer or a Magistrate soon after the incident.
Source: Ministry of Law and Justice
