Person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause
Section 154 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with person to whom order is addressed to obey or show cause. The person against whom such order is made shall— (a) perform, within the time and in the manner specified in the order, the act directed thereby; The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
The person against whom such order is made shall—
(a) perform, within the time and in the manner specified in the order, the act directed thereby; or
(b) appear in accordance with such order and show cause against the same; and such appearance or hearing may be permitted through audio-video conferencing.
Section 154, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Replaces a provision of the Code of Criminal Procedure
CRPC 135 Person to whom addressed to obey or show cause Text carried over almost unchanged 89%
Measured by comparing the text of the two provisions, not taken from an official correspondence table — there is no machine-readable one. See both texts side by side before relying on it.
Both regimes are live. The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force. We never redirect one to the other.
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
Related judgements & precedents
These are some judgments that construed this section, and hold precedence value. They hold authority on how to read, interpret and use this section.
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Raju Pundhir @ Raju Singh Pundhir vs State of U.p.and Another
Decided under Code of Criminal Procedure 135, which this section replaces. The court did not have this Act before it.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
An order passed under Section 133 CrPC for removal of nuisance must be preceded by an opportunity to the affected person to appear and show cause under Section 135 CrPC, and the Executive Magistrate must follow the procedure prescribed under Sections 134-140 CrPC before passing a final order under Section 141 CrPC. Failure to provide such opportunity and follow the prescribed procedure renders the order violative of natural justice and liable to be quashed by the High Court under Section 482 CrPC.
On this section: Procedure requiring applicant to appear and show cause against the order
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P.srinivasa Rao vs The Mandal Executive Magistrate-cum-mandal Revenue
Decided under Code of Criminal Procedure 135, which this section replaces. The court did not have this Act before it.
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
When an industrial unit has obtained prior permissions from all competent authorities after they have considered potential nuisance and prescribed specific mitigation measures, a magistrate's order under Section 141 Cr.P.C. directing relocation of the unit cannot be sustained if the unit is complying with the prescribed conditions. The magistrate must consider and give weight to prior administrative approvals and the specific pollution control measures mandated by regulatory authorities before ordering relocation of an industrial establishment.
On this section: Cited as part of the inquiry procedure conducted by the magistrate regarding the nuisance caused by the rice mill
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Questions about Section 154
What have the courts held on Section 154 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?
Raju Pundhir @ Raju Singh Pundhir vs State of U.p.and Another (29 Jun 2022) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below, though it was decided under CRPC 135, which this section replaced -- the court never mentioned this Act: Procedure requiring applicant to appear and show cause against the order. Another 1 judgment on this section is set out below. They run from 2010 to 2022.
How do I find court cases under Section 154 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: BNSS 154, section 154 BNSS, section 154 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. People searching for it also type bnss 154 3 and 154 bnss act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 2 reported judgments on this section are set out on this page, beginning with Raju Pundhir @ Raju Singh Pundhir vs State of U.p.and Another (29 Jun 2022).
What should I read with Section 154 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, and has it changed?
2 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. It carries forward CrPC 135 (Person to whom addressed to obey or show cause), so the judgments decided under that provision are the case law on this one.
When did Section 154 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 154 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 154, came into force on 01 Jul 2024, having been enacted on 25 Dec 2023. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
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