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.
Section 5 BNSS: Saving
- Corresponding CrPC
- Section 5 CrPC
Bare Act text
Text as enacted in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023), in force from 1 July 2024. Source: India Code, Government of India.
In simple words
Saves special and local laws, special jurisdictions and special forms of procedure given by other laws. This Sanhita does not affect them unless it contains a specific provision to the contrary.