Saving.
What this section does
This is a savings clause providing that nothing in the Sanhita shall, absent a specific contrary provision, affect any special or local law in force, or any special jurisdiction, power, or form of procedure prescribed by any other law. It preserves the operation of special and local laws alongside the Sanhita.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Derived from CrPC s.5.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 5, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 5 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.