162. 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.
BNSS Section 162: Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance
Section 162 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance. It replaces CrPC 143 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.
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Text of BNSS Section 162
CrPC sections replaced
- CrPC 143: Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance
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