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Truckers Protest Against Hit-and-Run Law, resulting Long queues at Petrol Pumps

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Truckers nationwide Initiated a three-day protest on Monday, against the ‘hit-and-run’ clause in the recently enacted penal law. Reports indicate widespread road blockades and highway disruptions as drivers steadfastly refused to operate vehicles. Their primary demand is the immediate repeal of the new legislation

Protests have erupted among truckers in opposition to the recently implemented Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. According to the new legislation, a driver could potentially be sentenced to a maximum of 10 years in prison in the event of a hit-and-run case

Truckers across various regions of the country are staging protests against a specific provision in the new criminal law codes addressing hit-and-run accidents. Incidents of demonstrators obstructing highways and roads, along with their refusal to operate vehicles, have been reported. The ongoing nationwide truckers’ protest has raised concerns about potential shortages at petrol and diesel stations, prompting panic buying. On Tuesday, images emerged from different parts of the country depicting people lining up at petrol and diesel pumps due to apprehensions about an imminent fuel shortage

What are the Key Provisions of the New Law?

Under the recently enacted penal law, a driver who, through reckless and negligent driving, causes the death of an individual and leaves the scene without reporting the incident to the authorities may face imprisonment for a maximum of 10 years and/or be subject to fines.

According to Section 106 (2) of the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita “Whoever causes death of any person by rash and negligent driving of vehicle not amounting to culpable homicide, and escapes without reporting it to a police officer or a magistrate soon after the incident, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description of a term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine”

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