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Section 142 - Code of Criminal Procedure Act, 1973
142. Injunction pending inquiry.-
(1) If a Magistrate making an order under section 133 considers that immediate measures should be taken to prevent imminent danger or injury of a serious kind to the public, he may issue such an injunction to the person against whom the order was made, as is required to obviate or prevent such danger or injury pending the determination of the matter.
(2) In default of such person forthwith obeying such injunction, the Magistrate may himself use, or cause to be used, such means as he thinks fit to obviate such danger or to prevent such injury.
(3) No suit shall lie in respect of anything done in good faith by a Magistrate under this section.
Related Sections
- Section 115: Power to dispense with personal attendance
- Section 220: Trial for more than one offence
- Section 224: Withdrawal of remaining charges on conviction on one of several charges
- Section 361: Special reasons to be recorded in certain cases.- Where in any case the Court could have dealt with
- Section 177: Ordinary place of inquiry and trial
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