IPC Section 5: Certain laws not to be affected by this Act
Indian Penal Code, 1860 · Chapter 1: Introduction
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (BNS).
¶1 Nothing in this Act shall affect the provisions of any Act for punishing mutiny and desertion of officers, soldiers, sailors or airmen in the service of the Government of India or the provisions of any special or local law.
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¶1. Subs., ibid., for section 5.
Study: explanations and related material
Now BNS 1(6) (same provision). IPC → BNS converterSource: BPR&D BNS–IPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-06-28), p1
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