BNS Section 1(1)

BNS Section 1(1): Short title, commencement and application

Equivalent Legacy Law: IPC Section 1

No specific classification found under the First Schedule of BNSS. This section may contain definitions, general exceptions, or auxiliary provisions.

Official Legal Provision / Summary

This subject is covered by six subsections of Section 1 of BNS, corresponding to five separate sections of IPC, sans separate headings thereof. In IPC, the extent of code operation is also given, which is absent in BNS.