BNSS · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 171 — Prevention of injury to public property.
Replaces CrPC Section 152.
A police officer may of his own authority interpose to prevent any injury attempted to be committed in his view to any public property, movable or immovable, or the removal or injury of any public landmark, buoy or other mark used for navigation.
Nearby sections
- 168 Police to prevent cognizable offences.
- 169 Information of design to commit cognizable offences.
- 170 Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences.
- 172 Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police
- 173 Information in cognizable cases.
- 174 Information as to non-cognizable cases and investigation of such cases.
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