BNSS · Section 1 · Chapter I — PRELIMINARY

Short title, extent and commencement.

What this section does

This section names the Act as the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, defines its territorial extent (excluding Nagaland and specified tribal areas from Chapters IX, XI and XII, subject to State Government notification), and provides that it shall come into force on a date notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette.

AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).

Procedure at a glance

Key actors: Central Government · State Government

Old-law correspondence

Derived from CrPC s.1.

Read the official text

For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 1, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.

Why this matters

BNSS Section 1 forms part of Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure 1973 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.