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Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023

Section 358, BNS: Repeal and savings

Pundora · Published 3 October 2026

Section 358 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, in the Act's own words.

What it replaces

Nothing: the official comparison summary marks this provision as new in the BNS, with no equivalent in the Indian Penal Code, 1860. The whole table: IPC to BNS.

The section

358. Repeal and savings.

(1) The Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860) is hereby repealed. (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Code referred to in sub-section (1), it shall not affect,--- (a) the previous operation of the Code so repealed or anything duly done or suffered thereunder; or (b) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred under the Code so repealed; or (c) any penalty, or punishment incurred in respect of any offences committed against the Code so repealed; or (d) any investigation or remedy in respect of any such penalty, or punishment; or (e) any proceeding, investigation or remedy in respect of any such penalty or punishment as aforesaid, and any such proceeding or remedy may be instituted, continued or enforced, and any such penalty may be imposed as if that Code had not been repealed. (3) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the said Code shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Sanhita. (4) The mention of particular matters in sub-section (2) shall not be held to prejudice or affect the general application of section 6 of the General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897) with regard to the effect of the repeal.

The text is India Code's consolidated text as loaded into Pundora's statute corpus on 1 September 2026. A section quoted in a draft checked by Pundora is checked against this text.

Sources

  1. India Code: Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, section 358 (read 1 September 2026)
  2. Bureau of Police Research and Development: comparison summary, BNS to IPC (read 1 September 2026)

The Act's own words, from India Code. If the text here differs from the Gazette, the Gazette governs; write to contact@pundora.in and it will be corrected and dated.