Section 172. Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police
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Act
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section number
172
Section reader
The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
172. Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police.
(1) All persons shall be bound to conform to the lawful directions of a police officer given in fulfilment of any of his duty under this Chapter.
(2) A police officer may detain or remove any person resisting, refusing, ignoring or disregarding to conform to any direction given by him under sub-section (1) and may either take such person before a Magistrate or, in petty cases, release him as soon as possible within a period of twenty-four hours.
Section 172: Obeying Police Orders
Everyone must follow the lawful orders of a police officer.
If someone doesn't follow a police officer's order, the officer can:
Briefly hold that person.
Take the person to a judge.
Release the person after a short time if the matter is minor.
