Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Section 171

BNSS 171: earlier CrPC 152

Section 171 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 replaces Section 152 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. BNSS 171 deals with prevention of injury to public property. 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 171 was CrPC 152.

Prevention of injury to public property.

Carried over
95% of the old wording kept
Old · CrPC 1973 · Ch. XI
s. 152
Prevention of injury to public property
A police officer may of his own authority interpose to prevent any injury attempted to be committed in his view to any public property, movable or immovable, or the removal or injury of any public landmark or buoy or other mark used for navigation.
Text from the official India Code PDF
New · BNSS 2023 · Ch. XII
s. 171
Prevention of injury to public property.
A police officer may of his own authority interpose to prevent any injury attempted to be committed in his view to any public property, movable or immovable, or the removal or injury of any public landmark, buoy or other mark used for navigation.
Text from India Code
Related sectionsCrPC 152 · Prevention of injury to public prope…
BNSS 170 · Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences.BNSS 172 · Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police

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