Section 37 - Public when to assist Magistrates and police | Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973 vs The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 | LawFinder

Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973

37.Public when to assist Magistrates and police.-

Every person is bound to assist a Magistrate or police officer reasonably demanding his aid-

(a) in the taking or preventing the escape of any other person whom such Magistrate or police officer is authorized to arrest; or

(b) in the prevention or suppression of a breach of the peace; or

(c) in the prevention of any injury attempted to be committed to any railway, canal, telegraph or public property.

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023

31. Public when to Assist Magistrates and police.

Every person is bound to assist a Magistrate or police officer reasonably demanding his aid-

(a) in the taking or preventing the escape of any other person whom such Magistrate or police officer is authorised to arrest; or

(b) in the prevention or suppression of a breach of the peace; or

(c) in the prevention of any injury attempted to be committed to any public property.