New Delhi, Nov. 25 -- New DelhiFor the first time in the national capital, Delhi Police has utilised the provisions under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) for trial in absentia in a murder case. It has filed a chargesheet, framed charges and started a trial in a case where it has yet to arrest the main accused given the seriousness of the crime. BNSS section 356 allows police and courts to go for in-absentia trial for proclaimed offenders in "heinous" cases. According to police, the law was introduced so that cases are not stuck in limbo in case the accused is not caught in time. Deputy commissioner of police (outernorth), Hareshwar Swami, said the case was lodged in January after a 68-year-old man, Ramesh Bhardwaj, went missing from his home in Narela. Police said they later found that his employee, Jitender Mahto, also went missing....