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"The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (5 of 1898), is hereby repealed.

Notwithstanding the repeal:

1. Pending Proceedings: If, immediately before this Code comes into force, any appeal, application, trial, inquiry, or investigation is pending, such proceedings shall continue and be disposed of as per the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 (Old Code), as if this Code had not come into force.

   • Provided that every inquiry under Chapter XVIII of the Old Code, pending at the commencement of this Code, shall be dealt with and disposed of according to the provisions of this Code.

2. Notifications and Orders: All notifications published, proclamations issued, powers conferred, forms prescribed, local jurisdictions defined, sentences passed, and orders, rules, or appointments (except for those as Special Magistrates) made under the Old Code and in force immediately before this Code's commencement shall be deemed to have been made under the corresponding provisions of this Code.

3. Sanction or Consent: Any sanction or consent given under the Old Code, where no proceeding was commenced, shall be deemed to have been given under the corresponding provisions of this Code, and proceedings may be commenced under this Code based on such sanction or consent.

4. Prosecutions Against Rulers: The provisions of the Old Code will continue to apply to any prosecution against a Ruler, as defined in Article 363 of the Constitution.

5. Time Period for Applications: If the period prescribed for an application or other proceeding under the Old Code had expired before this Code's commencement, nothing in this Code will allow such an application or proceeding to be made, based solely on the fact that a longer period is prescribed or time extensions are provided in this Code."