Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 168

BNSS 168: earlier CrPC 149

Section 168 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 149 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 168 deals with police to prevent cognizable offences. The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita came into force on 1 July 2024. Both texts are set out below, side by side, with the changed words marked.

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 168 was CrPC 149.

Police to prevent cognizable offences.

Carried over
Old wording kept in full
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XI
s. 149
Police to prevent cognizable offences
Every police officer may interpose for the purpose of preventing, and shall, to the best of his ability, prevent, the commission of any cognizable offence.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XII
s. 168
Police to prevent cognizable offences.
Every police officer may interpose for the purpose of preventing, and shall, to the best of his ability, prevent, the commission of any cognizable offence.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 149 · Police to prevent cognizable offences
BNSS 167 · Local inquiry.BNSS 169 · Information of design to commit cognizable offences.

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