BNSS · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

Section 168 — Police to prevent cognizable offences.

Every police officer may interpose for the purpose of preventing, and shall, to the best of his ability, prevent, the commission of any cognizable offence.

Nearby sections

165 Power to attach subject of dispute and to appoint receiver.
166 Dispute concerning right of use of land or water.
167 Local inquiry.
169 Information of design to commit cognizable offences.
170 Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences.
171 Prevention of injury to public property.

Search section text Get this by API Dataset page

Official data, Open data · as of 2026-07-05 · every row this page summarises carries its source, capture date and licence through the API.