Section 1, BNS [S10-NKZ]
As at 7 September 2026. In force from 1 July 2024 by Notification S.O. 850(E): commencement of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 [N11-2X4].
1. Short title, commencement and application.—(1) This Act may be called the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023.
(2) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint, and different dates may be appointed for different provisions of this Sanhita.
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Notification S.O. 850(E): commencement of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 [N11-2X4], 23 February 2024, in force. Recital: "In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 1 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023 (45 of 2023), the Central Government hereby appoints the 1st day of July, 2024 as the date on which the provisions of the said Sanhita, except the provision of sub-section (2) of section 106, shall come into force."
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