Section 162 BNSS — Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance

Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Official PDF page 49

162. A District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate, or any other Executive Magistrate or Deputy Commissioner of Police empowered by the State Government or the District Magistrate in this behalf, may order any person not to repeat or continue a public nuisance, as defined in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, or any special or local law. C.—Urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger

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