The government of India on Saturday decided to postpone the enforcement of Sub Section (2) of Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, specifically addressing ‘causing death through reckless and negligent driving of a vehicle.’
Earlier, truckers staged widespread protests against this particular provision in various states of India.
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs notification, as quoted in LiveLaw report, exercising the authority granted by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023), the Central Government has designated July 1, 2024, as the commencement date for the provisions of the Sanhita, excluding sub-section (2) of section 106. (Agencies)