Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter I: Preliminary

Section 5: Saving

The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 was repealed and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 from 1 July 2024. It still applies to offences and proceedings from before that date.

Corresponding sections were matched by comparing the wording of both official texts, and for the IPC and BNS, also against a published correspondence table. Wording, punishments and structure often changed, so read both sections before relying on the match.

Source: India Code (Legislative Department), the text of the Act as it stood before its repeal. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.

Supreme Court judgments citing the section 5

• Sukhdev Yadav @ Pehalwan v. State of (NCT of Delhi) & Others
  2025 INSC 96929 July 2025Disposed of

  Whether, an accused/convict who has completed his “life imprisonment for a fixed term” such as twenty years of actual sentence without remission, as in the instant case, is entitled to be released from prison on…

• Abhishek Banerjee & Anr. v. Directorate of Enforcement
  2024 INSC 6689 September 2024Dismissed

  Matter pertains to seeking quashing of the summons issued to the appellants by the Enforcement Directorate, seeking their personal appearance in New Delhi with the documents sought for, pertaining to the FIR registered…

• Tarsem Lal v. Directorate of Enforcement Jalandhar Zonal Office
  2024 INSC 43416 May 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  (a) Whether the complaint filed u/s.44(1)(b) of Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 will be governed by sections 200 to 205 of the CrPC; (b) If the accused was not arrested by the ED till the filing of the…

• Bilkis Yakub Rasool v. Union of India & Others
  2024 INSC 248 January 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  Writ petition filed u/Art. 32 by one of the victims challenging the order of State of Gujarat granting remission and early release of 11 convicts held guilty in Bilkis Bano matter, if maintainable; writ petitions filed…

• V. Senthil Balaji v. The State Represented by
  2023 INSC 6777 August 2023Dismissed
• Vijay Madanlal Choudhary & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2022 INSC 75727 July 2022Reference answered
• Kamatchi v. Lakshmi Narayanan
  2022 INSC 42213 April 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Gangadhar Narayan Nayak @ Gangadhar Hiregutti v. State of Karnataka & Ors.
  2022 INSC 31821 March 2022Matter referred to larger bench
• The State of Sikkim v. Jasbir Singh & Anr.
  2022 INSC 1281 February 2022Appeal(s) allowed
• Pradeep S. Wodeyar v. The State of Karnataka
  2021 INSC 79829 November 2021Dismissed
• The State of Jammu & Kashmir and Others v. Dr. Saleem Ur Rehman
  2021 INSC 70329 October 2021Appeal(s) allowed
• Noorulla Khan v. Karnataka State Pollution Control Board & Anr.
  2021 INSC 33013 July 2021Dismissed
• Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu
  2020 INSC 62029 October 2020Directions issued
• Union of India v. Ashok Kumar Sharma and Others
  2020 INSC 51728 August 2020Disposed of
• The Authorised Officer, Indian Bank v. D. Visalakshi and Anr.
  2019 INSC 106723 September 2019Disposed of
• Mustafa v. State of Uttar Pradesh & Ors.
  2019 INSC 92420 August 2019Disposed of
• Rohit Tandon v. The Enforcement Directorate
  2017 INSC 109610 November 2017Appeals dismissed.
• Extra Judicial Execution Victim Families Association (Eevfam) & Anr. v. Union of India & Anr.
  2016 INSC 5278 July 2016Directions issued
• Pankajakshi (Dead) Through Lrs. & Others v. Chandrika & Others
  2016 INSC 21225 February 2016Disposed of
• Gautam Kundu v. Manoj Kumar Assistant Director, Eastern Region, Directorate of Enforcement(Prevention of Money Laundering Act) Govt. of India
  2015 INSC 93916 December 2015Dismissed
• V.C. Chinnappa Goudar v. Karnataka State Pollution Control Board & Anr.
  2015 INSC 96810 March 2015Dismissed
• Mrs. Sarah Mathew v. The Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases by Its Director - Dr. K.M. Cherian & Ors.
  2013 INSC 78426 November 2013Reference answered
• Tofan Singh v. State of Tamil Nadu
  2013 INSC 7008 October 2013Matter referred to larger bench
• Samrendra Beura v. U.O.I. & Others
  2013 INSC 35020 May 2013Disposed of
• The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India v. Vimal Kumar Surana and Another
  2010 INSC 8401 December 2010Appeal(s) allowed
• R. Venkatakrishnan v. Central Bureau of Investigation
  2009 INSC 10377 August 2009Disposed of
• Bharat Prasad & Ors. v. The State of Bihar & Ors.
  2009 INSC 7296 May 2009Appeal(s) allowed
• Mahmadhusen Abdulrahim Kalota Shaikh v. Union of India & Ors.
  2008 INSC 119721 October 2008Disposed of
• Moly and Anr. v. State of Kerala
  2004 INSC 20123 March 2004Disposed of
• Moti Lal v. Central Bureau of Investigation and Anr.
  2002 INSC 1889 April 2002Dismissed
• Pankajbhal Nagjibhai Patel v. The State of Gujarat and Anr.
  2001 INSC 2312 January 2001Disposed of
• Enforcement Directorate and Anr. v. M. Samba Siva Rao and Ors.
  2000 INSC 3059 May 2000Appeal(s) allowed
• Union of India and Ors. v. Sadha Singh
  1999 INSC 48525 October 1999Dismissed
• Union of India and Ors. v. Anand Singh Bisht
  1996 INSC 95828 August 1996Disposed of
• Central Bureau of Investigation v. State of Rajasthan and Ors.
  1996 INSC 6988 July 1996Dismissed
• Attiq-Ur-Rehman v. Municipal Corporation of Delhi and Anr.
  1996 INSC 33629 February 1996Dismissed
• Rosiline George v. UOI & Ors.
  1993 INSC 32311 October 1993Dismissed
• Delhi Judicial Service Association Tis Hazari Court, Delhi Etc. Etc. v. State of Gujarat and Ors. Etc. Etc.
  1991 INSC 22511 September 1991Disposed of