BNSS §171
Prevention of injury to public property.
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151. Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences.—(1) A police officer knowing of a design to commit any cognizable offence may arrest, without orders from a Magistrate and without a warrant, the person so designing, if it appears to such officer that the commission of the offence cannot be otherwise prevented.
(2) No person arrested under sub-section
(1) shall be detained in custody for a period exceeding twenty-four hours from the time of his arrest unless his further detention is required or authorised under any other provisions of this Code or of any other law for the time being in force.
171. A police officer may of his own authority interpose to prevent any injury attempted to be committed in his view to any public property, movable or immovable, or the removal or injury of any public landmark, buoy or other mark used for navigation.
What changedAI-inferred
Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences.
Old position
CrPC 151 is concerned with Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences. Arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences
New position
BNSS 171 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: Prevention of injury to public property.. A police officer may of his own authority interpose to prevent any injury attempted to be committed in his view to any public property, movable or immovable, or the removal or injury of any public landmark, buoy or other mark used for
BNSS 171 (Prevention of injury to public property.) preserves the framework of CrPC 151. BNSS 171 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 171 text: A police officer may of his own...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 171 (Prevention of injury to public property.) preserves the framework of CrPC 151. BNSS 171 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 171 text: A police officer may of his own authority interpose to prevent any injury attempted to be committed in his view to any public property, movable or immovable, or the removal or injury of any public landmark, buoy or other mark used for navigation.
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 151 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 171 applies. The transition is governed by the repeal-and-savings clause in the new code (BNS 358 / BNSS 531 / BSA 170 as the case may be); pending proceedings under the old code carry forward unaffected.
Frequently asked
BNSS 171 (Prevention of injury to public property.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.
Sources
- India Code — Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973
- Gazette of India — Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
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Newlaws.in, CRPC §151 → BNSS §171 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-15, https://newlaws.in/bnss/171.
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