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.
CrPC Section 143 in BNSS: Section 162
Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance
Section 143 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance) corresponds to Section 162 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in force from 1 July 2024.
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