BNSS Section 1 — Short title, extent and commencement

CHAPTER I PRELIMINARY

General

Summary

This section gives the official name of the law, which is the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023. Most of its rules do not apply to the state of Nagaland or to certain tribal areas, unless the state government issues a public notice to bring them into effect, possibly with changes. The tribal areas mentioned are those that were part of Assam’s tribal areas before January 21, 1972, except for areas within Shillong’s municipal limits. The law will start operating on a date that the central government announces in the official government gazette.

Official Text

(1) This Act may be called the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

(2) The provisions of this Sanhita, other than those relating to Chapters IX, XI and XII thereof, shall not apply—

(a) to the State of Nagaland;

(b) to the tribal areas, but the concerned State Government may, by notification, apply such provisions or any of them to the whole or part of the State of Nagaland or such tribal areas, as the case may be, with such supplemental, incidental or consequential modifications, as may be specified in the notification.

Explanation.—In this section, “tribal areas” means the territories which immediately before the 21st day of January, 1972, were included in the tribal areas of Assam, as referred to in paragraph 20 of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution, other than those within the local limits of the municipality of Shillong.

(3) It shall come into force on such date1 as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.

Related Judgments

  • SC (2025) Vol.5 p.730 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • SC (2025) Vol.6 p.545 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • SC (2024) Vol.7 p.979 — Supreme Court of India (2024)
  • SC (2025) Vol.1 p.1469 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • .. Petitioner/Accused No.12 vs The State of Tamilnadu, — Madras High Court ()
  • SC (2025) Vol.3 p.1309 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • SC (2025) Vol.2 p.1588 — Supreme Court of India (2025)
  • SC (2025) Vol.11 p.291 — Supreme Court of India (2025)

Old <-> New Code Mapping

  • CrPC §1 — Short title, extent and commencement