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Section143
The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973

Magistrate may prohibit repetition or connuance of public nuisance,

Repealed From 01 Apr 1974 Act 2 of 1974 As on 17 Oct 2026

Act 2 of 1974 Ministry Home Affairs Enacted 25 Jan 1974 In force 01 Apr 1974 Cited by 3 provisions

This provision is repealed. Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024. It is reproduced because conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.

Section 143 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 deals with magistrate may prohibit repetition or connuance of public nuisance,. A District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate, or any other Executive Magistrate 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 Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), or any special or loc The Act came into force on 01 Apr 1974. Repealed by section 531 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (46 of 2023) with effect from 1 July 2024, but conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under it.

A District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate, or any other Executive Magistrate 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 Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), or any special or local law.

C.-Urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger

Section 143, The Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Act 2 of 1974).

Now in the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita

BNSS 162 Magistrate may prohibit repetition or Continuance of public nuisance Close, with changes 78%

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 The repealed enactment still governs what happened while it was in force.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.

Referred to by 3

  1. s. 39 Public to give information of certain offences
  2. s. 40 Duty of officers employed in connection with the affairs of a villageto make certain report
  3. s. 461 Irregularities which vitiate proceedings

Judgments citing this section

These may be obiter dicta or a precedent, for you to study. These are the judgments where this section is quoted.

  1. High Court 09 Nov 2010 KLHC010744692010

    … Though such a contention is not specifically raised in W.P(C) No.5640 of 2010, the 1 st respondent in W.P(c) No.32492 of 2009 has sought to justify Exts.P3 and P6 orders under the powers available to the District Magistrate and Sub Divisional Magistrate under Section 143 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. 9. We have heard all the counsel. The first question that we have to decide is whether the impugned order can be held to be one passed under Section 143 Cr.P.C. If we are satisfied that the order is passed under Section 143 Cr.P.C, we can and we should certainly direct the …

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Questions about Section 143

What does Section 143 of the Code of Criminal Procedure deal with?

Section 143 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is headed "Magistrate may prohibit repetition or connuance of public nuisance,". A District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate, or any other Executive Magistrate 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 Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), or any special or loc

How do I find court cases under Section 143 of the Code of Criminal Procedure?

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: CRPC 143, section 143 CRPC, section 143 of the Code of Criminal Procedure. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.

What should I read with Section 143 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, and has it changed?

3 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. For anything done on or after 1 July 2024 the provision to read is BNSS 162 (Magistrate may prohibit repetition or Continuance of public nuisance), which replaced it; conduct before that date is still charged, tried and appealed under this section.

When did Section 143 of the Code of Criminal Procedure come into force?

Section 143 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, cited as CRPC 143, came into force on 01 Apr 1974, having been enacted on 25 Jan 1974. It is no longer in force.

Other sections of this Act

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