Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 5

BNSS 5: earlier CrPC 5

Section 5 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 5 deals with saving. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 5 was CrPC 5.

Saving.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. I
s. 5
Saving
Nothing contained in this Code shall, in the absence of a specific provision to the contrary, affect any special or local law for the time being in force, or any special jurisdiction or power conferred, or any special form of procedure prescribed, by any other law for the time being in force.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. I
s. 5
Saving.
Nothing contained in this Sanhita shall, in the absence of a specific provision to the contrary, affect any special or local law for the time being in force, or any special jurisdiction or power conferred, or any special form of procedure prescribed, by any other law for the time being in force.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 5 · Saving
BNSS 4 · Trial of offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and other laws.BNSS 6 · Classes of Criminal Courts.

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