BBanaka

CrPC: Chapter 10: Maintenance of public order and traquillity

Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).

  1. Section 129. Dispersal of assembly by use of civil force
  2. Section 130. Use of armed forces to disperse assembly
  3. Section 131. Power of certain armed force officers to disperse assembly
  4. Section 132. Protection against prosecution for acts done under preceding sections
  5. Section 133. Conditional order for removal of nuisance
  6. Section 134. Service or notification of order
  7. Section 135. Person to whom addressed to obey or show cause
  8. Section 136. Consequences of his failing to do so
  9. Section 137. Procedure where existence of public right is denied
  10. Section 138. Procedure where he appears to show cause
  11. Section 139. Power of Magistrate to furnish written instructions, etc
  12. Section 140. Power of the appropriate Government to make rules
  13. Section 141. Procedure on order being made absolute and consequences of disobedience
  14. Section 142. Injunction pending inquiry
  15. Section 143. Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance
  16. Section 144. Power to issue order in urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger
  17. Section 144A. Power to prohibit carrying arms in procession or mass drill or mass training with arms
  18. Section 145. Procedure where dispute concerning land or water is likely to cause breach of peace
  19. Section 146. Power to attach subject of dispute and to appoint receiver
  20. Section 147. Dispute concerning right of use of land or water
  21. Section 148. Local inquiry

Official reference: Ministry of Home Affairs: historical CrPC reference — source link checked: 2 October 2026.Recorded edition / snapshot date: 2024-06-30.Mobile-app reference import; the recorded snapshot date is not a fresh legal-currency guarantee. The linked government text is an independent authoritative reference, not certification that this website reproduces the same edition. The source link was checked, not every provision or subsequent amendment. Check commencement notifications, savings and jurisdiction-specific variations separately. Section 135 was restored and individually checked against the linked government PDF (pages 75–76) on 2026-10-02; this is not a verification of the whole collection. Schedules and forms are not consolidated here. Historical code retained for reference; read the repeal/savings provisions in the successor code.