Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 171 : Prevention of injury to public property : (See section 152 of CrPC 1973) A police officer may of his own authority interpose to prevent any injury attempted to be committed in his view to any public property,…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 170 : Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences : (See section 151 of CrPC 1973) (1) A police officer knowing of a design to commit any cognizable offence may arrest, without orders from a Magistrate and without…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 169 : Information of design to commit cognizable offences : (See section 150 of CrPC 1973) Every police officer receiving information of a design to commit any cognizable offence shall communicate such information to the police officer to whom…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Chapter XII : Preventive Action Of The Police : Section 168 : Police to prevent cognizable offences : (See section 149 of CrPC 1973) Every police officer may interpose for the purpose of preventing, and shall, to the best of…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 167 : Local inquiry : (See section 148 of CrPC 1973) (1) Whenever a local inquiry is necessary for the purposes of section 164, section 165 or section 166, a District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate may depute any Magistrate…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 166 : Dispute concerning right of use of land or water : (See section 147 of CrPC 1973) (1) Whenever an Executive Magistrate is satisfied from the report of a police officer or upon other information, that a dispute…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 165 : Power to attach subject of dispute and to appoint receiver : (See section 146 of CrPC 1973) (1) If the Magistrate at any time after making the order under sub-section (1) of section 164 considers the case…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 D.—Disputes as to immovable property : Section 164 : Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace : (See section 145 of CrPC 1973) (1) Whenever an Executive Magistrate is satisfied from a report…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 C.—Urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger : Section 163 : Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger : (See section 144 of CrPC 1973) (1) In cases where, in the opinion of a District…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 162 : Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance : (See section 143 of CrPC 1973) A District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate, or any other Executive Magistrate or Deputy Commissioner of Police empowered by the State Government…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 161 : Injunction pending inquiry : (See section 142 of CrPC 1973) (1) If a Magistrate making an order under section 152 considers that immediate measures should be taken to prevent imminent danger or injury of a serious kind…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 160 : Procedure on order being made absolute and consequences of disobedience : (See section 141 of CrPC 1973) (1) When an order has been made absolute under section 155 or section 157, the Magistrate shall give notice of…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 159 : Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc : (See section 140 of CrPC 1973) (1) Where the Magistrate directs a local investigation by any person under section 158, the Magistrate may— (a) furnish such person with…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 158 : Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert : (See section 139 of CrPC 1973) The Magistrate may, for the purposes of an inquiry under section 156 or section 157— (a) direct a…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 157 : Procedure where person against whom order is made under section appears to show cause : (See section 138 of CrPC 1973) (1) If the person against whom an order under section 152 is made appears and shows…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 156 : Procedure where existence of public right is denied : (See section 137 of CrPC 1973) (1) Where an order is made under section 152 for the purpose of preventing obstruction, nuisance or danger to the public in…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 155 : Penalty for failure to comply with section 154: (See section 136 of CrPC 1973) If the person against whom an order is made under section 154 does not perform such act or appear and show cause, he…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 154 : Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause : (See section 135 of CrPC 1973) The person against whom such order is made shall— (a) perform, within the time and in the manner specified…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 Section 153 : Service or notification of order : (See section 134 of CrPC 1973) (1) The order shall, if practicable, be served on the person against whom it is made, in the manner herein provided for service of summons.…
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita 2023 B.—Public nuisances : Section 152 : Conditional order for removal of nuisance : (See section 133 of CrPC 1973) (1) Whenever a District Magistrate or a Sub-divisional Magistrate or any other Executive Magistrate specially empowered in this behalf by the…