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Section 172 - The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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.
Related Sections
- Section 215: Prosecution for contempt of lawful authority of public servants, for offences against public justice and for offences relating to documents given in evidence
- Section Form No.8: Order of Attachment to Compel The Appearance of a Person Accused
- Section 327: Identification report of Magistrate
- Section 370: Resumption of inquiry or trial
- Section 40: Arrest by private person and procedure on such arrest
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