CrPC Section 149: Police to prevent cognizable offences
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 · Chapter 11: Preventive action of the police
Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).
149. Police to prevent cognizable offences.- Every police officer may interpose for the purpose of preventing, and shall, to the best of his ability, prevent, the commission of any cognizable offence.
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