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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter XXXIX: Miscellaneous

Section 528 BNSS: Saving of inherent powers of High Court

Corresponding CrPC
Section 482 CrPC

Bare Act text

Nothing in this Sanhita shall be deemed to limit or affect the inherent powers of the High Court to make such orders as may be necessary to give effect to any order under this Sanhita, or to prevent abuse of the process of any Court or otherwise to secure the ends of justice.

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

Nothing in the Sanhita limits or affects the inherent powers of the High Court to make orders necessary to give effect to any order under the Sanhita, to prevent abuse of the process of any Court, or otherwise to secure the ends of justice.

Chapter XXXIX: Miscellaneous

  1. 520 Trials before High Courts
  2. 521 Delivery to commanding officers of persons liable to be tried by Court-martial
  3. 522 Forms
  4. 523 Power of High Court to make rules
  5. 524 Power to alter functions allocated to Executive Magistrate in certain cases
  6. 525 Cases in which Judge or Magistrate is personally interested
  7. 526 Practising advocate not to sit as Magistrate in certain Courts
  8. 527 Public servant concerned in sale not to purchase or bid for property
  9. 528 Saving of inherent powers of High Court
  10. 529 Duty of High Court to exercise continuous superintendence over Courts
  11. 530 Trial and proceedings to be held in electronic mode
  12. 531 Repeal and savings