CrPC → BNSS

CrPC Section 144 in BNSS

CrPC Section 144 corresponds to BNSS Section 163 under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023.

Old provisionCode of Criminal Procedure, 1973, Section 144
New provision163
New ActBharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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BNSS Section 163 — Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger

Drafting note. No change.

(1) In cases where, in the opinion of a District Magistrate, a Sub-divisional Magistrate or any other Executive Magistrate specially empowered by the State Government in this behalf, there is sufficient ground for proceeding under this section and immediate prevention or speedy remedy is desirable, such Magistrate may, by a written order stating the material facts of the case and served in the manner provided by section 153, direct any person to abstain from a certain act or to take certain order with respect to certain property in his possession or under his management, if such Magistrate con

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Questions this page answers

What is CrPC 144 in BNSS?

CrPC Section 144 is BNSS Section 163 — Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger.

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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