Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 5
Saving
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BNSS Section 5 deals with saving and replaces CrPC 5.
Bare act text — BNSS 5
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.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 5 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 5 (Saving) replaces Section 5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 5 is now BNSS 5.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 1 — Short title, extent and commencement
- BNSS 2 — Definitions
- BNSS 3 — Construction of references
- BNSS 4 — Trial of offences under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 and other laws
- BNSS 6 — Classes of Criminal Courts
- BNSS 7 — Territorial divisions
- BNSS 8 — Court of Session
- BNSS 9 — Courts of Judicial Magistrates
- BNSS 10 — Chief Judicial Magistrate and Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, etc