Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the first criminal case as per the new laws was registered in Madhya Pradesh and not in Delhi. Shah added Delhi police dismissed the case after reviewing it as per new provisions.
Addressing presspersons, Shah said, “The first case as per the new laws has been registered at a police station in Gwalior. It was a case of theft, someone's motorcycle was stolen. The case was registered at 12.10am,” he said. Shah added, “As far as the case against a vendor (registered at a police station in Delhi) is concerned, there were provisions for the same earlier too and it is not a new provision. Police used the provision to review it and dismissed that case,” ANI reported.
The new criminal laws came into effect on Monday. The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) replaced the British-era Indian Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and the Indian Evidence Act, respectively, from Monday. Earlier, it was reported that the first case as per new laws was registered in Delhi, against a street vendor for blocking a foot bridge.
Amit Shah said justice will be delivered up to the level of the Supreme Court in all cases registered under the new criminal laws within three years of the registration of an FIR. "Justice can be received up to the Supreme Court within three years of the registration of the FIR," he said.
The home minister said with the implementation of the three criminal laws, India would have the most modern criminal justice system in the world. "The new laws brought in a modern justice system, incorporating provisions such as Zero FIR, online registration of police complaints, summonses through electronic modes such as SMS and mandatory videography of crime scenes for all heinous crimes," he said.
He said the new laws would give priority to providing justice, unlike the colonial-era laws that gave primacy to penal action. Shah expressed hope of a reduction of crime in future as 90 per cent conviction was expected under the new laws.
