Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police
Section 172 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police. All persons shall be bound to conform to the lawful directions of a police officer given in fulfilment of any of his duty under this Chapter. The Act came into force on 01 Jul 2024.
(1) All persons shall be bound to conform to the lawful directions of a police officer given in fulfilment of any of his duty under this Chapter.
(2) A police officer may detain or remove any person resisting, refusing, ignoring or disregarding to conform to any direction given by him under sub-section (1) and may either take such person before a Magistrate or, in petty cases, release him as soon as possible within a period of twenty-four hours.
Section 172, The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act 46 of 2023).
Questions about Section 172
What does Section 172 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita deal with?
Section 172 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita is headed "Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police". All persons shall be bound to conform to the lawful directions of a police officer given in fulfilment of any of his duty under this Chapter.
How do I find court cases under Section 172 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 172, section 172 BNSS, section 172 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita. People searching for it also type bnss 172 2 and bnss 172 3. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
When did Section 172 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita come into force?
Section 172 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, cited as BNSS 172, 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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