Noida, Noida Police on Monday registered its first FIR under the provisions of the new Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita penal code for cheating and forgery and arrested five persons in connection with the case.

The case was lodged at Surajpur police station under Central Noida police zone, a police spokesperson said.

In a coordinated effort, the SWAT team and Surajpur police arrested five people near Moser Baer service road for forging documents to secure bail for criminal suspects, the official said.

"The arrested persons used fake and forged documents, including Aadhaar cards and fake stamps of various tehsils and police stations, to secure bail of the accused," the spokesperson said.

The arrested were identified as Varun Sharma (29), Birbal (47) and Nareshchand alias Nareshan (48), all from Bulandshahr, Ejaz (25) from Bihar and Ismail (50) from Gautam Buddh Nagar.

Police said they also recovered several items from the accused, including 16 forged bail affidavits, a high court bail order, a power of attorney, several property verification reports, a surety bond, nine fake Aadhaar cards, 25 stamps. fake and several blank documents. legal documents.

"The accused had already secured bail of several people using these forged documents and fake Aadhaar cards," the spokesperson said.

Charges have been filed against them under sections 318(4) (cheating), 338 (forgery of valuable securities, will, etc.), 336(3) (forgery by cheating), 340(2) (using as genuine a forged document), and 3(5) (act done by several persons with common intention) of the SNB, 2023, the official said.

The police spokesperson confirmed that this is the first case filed under the new criminal law in the district.

The Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) take into account some of the current social realities and crimes of today.

The new penal laws, which came into force on Monday, replaced the British-era Penal Code, Code of Criminal Procedure and Indian Evidence Act respectively.