Motorcycle theft in Gwalior is India's first case under BNS: Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday clarified that the first case under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita was filed in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior and not the one filed against a street vendor in Delhi.

"The first case [under the new law] has been registered at a police station in Gwalior. It was a case of theft, someone's motorcycle worth ₹1.8 lakh was stolen. The case was registered at 12.10 am," said Shah.

"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," added Shah.

The three new criminal laws - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam - came into force on Monday.