Section 106 (1 and 2) of the recently enacted Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), which replaces the Indian Penal Code (IPC), punishes drivers with imprisonment of up to 10 years and up to Rs 7 lakh in fines for causing deadly hit-and-runs. The earlier law undet IPC section 304(A) treated such accidents as negligence not amounting to homicide, and the punishment was up to two years imprisonment, fines, or both.
Under the new code, any driver who causes the death of a person by rash and negligent driving and flees from the spot will be jailed for up to 10 years and/or fined