Repeal and savings.
What this section does
This section repeals the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 while preserving pending appeals, applications, trials, inquiries and investigations under the old Code; it also saves notifications, orders, sanctions and other instruments issued under the old Code by deeming them made under corresponding BNSS provisions, and bars use of any longer limitation period introduced by BNSS where the old period had already expired before commencement.
AI-generated plain-language summary. For the binding statutory text, see India Code (official).
Procedure at a glance
- Key actors
- Central Government · Court · Magistrate · Police officer
Derived from CrPC s.484.
Read the official text
For the binding statutory text of BNSS Section 531, refer to the Gazette of India or the India Code official website.
Why this matters
BNSS Section 531 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.