BNSS Section 171: Prevention of injury to public property
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Chapter 12: Preventive Action of the Police
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171. A police officer may of his own authority interpose to prevent any injury attempted to be committed in his view to any public property, movable or immovable, or the removal or injury of any public landmark, buoy or other mark used for navigation.
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