Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 162
Magistrate may prohibit repetition or Continuance of public nuisance
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BNSS Section 162 deals with magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance and replaces CrPC 143.
Bare act text — BNSS 162
162. Magistrate may prohibit repetition or Continuance of public nuisance.
A District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate, or any other Executive Magistrate or Deputy Commissioner of Police empowered by the State Government or the District Magistrate in this behalf, may order any person not to repeat or continue a public nuisance, as defined in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, or any special or local law.
What changed from the CrPC
- CrPC 143 → BNSS 162: The words "or Deputy Commissioner of Police" are added.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 162 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 162 (Magistrate may prohibit repetition or Continuance of public nuisance) replaces Section 143 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 143 is now BNSS 162.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- BNSS 157 — Procedure where person against whom order is made under section 152 appears to show-cause
- BNSS 158 — Power of Magistrate to direct local investigation and examination of an expert
- BNSS 159 — Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc
- BNSS 160 — Procedure on order being made absolute and consequences of disobedience
- BNSS 161 — Injunction pending inquiry
- BNSS 163 — Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger
- BNSS 164 — Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace
- BNSS 165 — Power to attach subject of dispute and to appoint receiver
- BNSS 166 — Dispute concerning right of use of land or water
- BNSS 167 — Local inquiry