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176 of The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023

Issue Date: 28 February 2025 Published: 03 March 2025

Gazette ID: SG-DL-E-03032025-261439 Download PDF

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Core Purpose

Mandates police in-charge in Delhi to ensure forensic expert visits and videography at crime scenes for offenses punishable with seven or more years imprisonment from 28/02/2025.

Detailed Summary

The Lieutenant Governor of National Capital Territory of Delhi, exercising powers under Section 176(3) of The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, mandates a new procedure effective from February 28, 2025. According to this notification, the officer in-charge of every police station in Delhi, upon receiving information about any offense punishable with imprisonment of seven years or more, is required to take specific actions. These actions include ensuring that a forensic expert visits the crime scene to collect forensic evidence related to the offense. Additionally, the officer in-charge is also responsible for arranging the videography of the process of evidence collection using mobile phones or any other electronic devices at the crime scene.

Full Text

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA REGD. No. D. L.-33002/99 Delhi Gazette SG-DL-E-03032025-261439 EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 74] DELHI, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2025/PHALGUNA 9, 1946 [N. C. T. D. No. 426 PART IV GOVERNMENT OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI 1531 DG/2025 HOME POLICE-I/ESTABLISHMENT DEPARTMENT NOTIFICATION Delhi, the 28th February, 2025 F. No. 1/6/2024/HP-I/Estt./427 to 435.— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of Section 176 of The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023) read with Government of India Ministry of Home Affairs, Notification No. S.O. 2506(E) dated 28.06.2024, the Lieutenant Governor of NCT of Delhi hereby declares that with effect from 28/02/2025, the officer in-charge of a police station shall, on receipt of every information relating to the commission of an offence which is made punishable for seven years or more, cause the forensic expert to visit the crime scene to collect forensic evidence in the offence and also cause videography of the process on mobile phone or any other electronic device. In the Name and by Order of Lieutenant Governor of NCT of Delhi, RAJIV KUMAR TYAGI, Dy. Secy. (HOME-I)

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