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Truck drivers' protest: Truck drivers in India have been protesting against the recently implemented Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which includes increased penalties for hit-and-run incidents.
Provisions under the new criminal code, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, passed in the winter session of Parliament, provide for jail terms of up to 10 years (against two years earlier) or a ₹7 lakh fine if any driver flees an accident spot or fails to report the incident.
From bringing terrorism and organised crime under the ambit of ordinary criminal law to repealing Section 377 that criminalised homosexuality, the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Bill, 2023 makes several key departures from the Indian Penal Code
One of the newly added sections prescribes prison term for anyone who reveals the identity of a sexual assault survivor without their permission.
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