Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
BNSS Section 169
Information of design to commit cognizable offences
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BNSS Section 169 deals with information of design to commit cognizable offences and replaces CrPC 150.
Bare act text — BNSS 169
169. Information of design to commit cognizable offences.
Every police officer receiving information of a design to commit any cognizable offence shall communicate such information to the police officer to whom he is subordinate, and to any other officer whose duty it is to prevent or take cognizance of the commission of any such offence.
Frequently asked
What was BNSS Section 169 in the CrPC?
BNSS Section 169 (Information of design to commit cognizable offences) replaces Section 150 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. CrPC 150 is now BNSS 169.
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Nearby BNSS sections
- 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
- BNSS 168 — Police to prevent cognizable offences
- BNSS 170 — Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences
- BNSS 171 — Prevention of injury to public property
- BNSS 172 — Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police
- BNSS 173 — Information in cognizable cases
- BNSS 174 — Information as to non-cognizable cases and investigation of such cases