Section 31. Public when to Assist Magistrates and police
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The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section number
31
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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.
Section 31: Helping the Police and Magistrates
Everyone must help the police or a judge if they ask for help to:
