Repeal and savings
What this section does
Section 358 formally repeals the Indian Penal Code 1860 and contains savings provisions ensuring that acts done, rights accrued, penalties incurred, and proceedings initiated under the IPC are not extinguished by the repeal. Anything done under the IPC is deemed to have been done under the corresponding provision of the BNS.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Practitioner note
This is a repeal and savings clause. Sub-section (4) preserves the general application of section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897. Practitioners should note that pending investigations, trials, and enforcement actions under the IPC continue unaffected and may be completed as if the IPC had not been repealed.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNS Section 358, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNS Section 358 forms part of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita which replaced the Indian Penal Code 1860 on 1 July 2024. Any new filing, FIR, charge sheet, or bail application made on or after that date should cite the new section number. References to the old act in legacy documents remain valid for matters that arose before the changeover.