CrPC → BNSS

CrPC Section 142 in BNSS

CrPC Section 142 corresponds to BNSS Section 161 under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 142
New provision161
New ActBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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BNSS Section 161 — Injunction pending inquiry

Drafting note. No change.

(1) If a Magistrate making an order under section 152 considers that immediate measures should be taken to prevent imminent danger or injury of a serious kind to the public, he may issue such an injunction to the person against whom the order was made, as is required to obviate or prevent such danger or injury pending the determination of the matter. (2) In default of such person forthwith obeying such injunction, the Magistrate may himself use, or cause to be used, such means as he thinks fit to obviate such danger or to prevent such injury. (3) No suit shall lie in respect of anything done i

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Questions this page answers

What is CrPC 142 in BNSS?

CrPC Section 142 is BNSS Section 161 — Injunction pending inquiry.

Has the provision changed?

No change.

Which law applies to an offence today?

Offences committed on or after 1 July 2024 are dealt with under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023; earlier offences continue under the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973.

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