Section 31 BNSS — Every person is bound to assist a Magistrate or police officer reasonably demanding his aid
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 · Official PDF page 11
31. Every person is bound to assist a Magistrate or police officer reasonably demanding his aid—
(a) in the taking or preventing the escape of any other person whom such Magistrate or police officer is authorised to arrest; or
(b) in the prevention or suppression of a breach of the peace; or
(c) in the prevention of any injury attempted to be committed to any public property.
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