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Repealed on 1 July 2024 and replaced by the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS).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.
Study: explanations and related material
Now BNSS 168 (corresponding section). CrPC → BNSS converterSource: BPR&D BNSS–CrPC corresponding section table (UP Police, 2024-07-03), p9
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