CRPC §132 → BNSS §151
Protection against prosecution for acts done under preceding sections. B.–Public nuisances
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132. Protection against prosecution for acts done under preceding sections.—(1) No prosecution against any person for any act purporting to be done under section 129, section 130 or section 131 shall be instituted in any Criminal Court except— (a) with the sanction of the Central Government where such person is an officer or member of the armed forces; (b) with the sanction of the State Government in any other case.
(2) (a) No Executive Magistrate or police officer acting under any of the said sections in good faith; (b) no person doing any act in good faith in compliance with a requisition under section 129 or section 130; (c) no officer of the armed forces acting under section 131 in good faith; (d) no member of the armed forces doing any act in obedience to any order which he was bound to obey, shall be deemed to have thereby committed an offence.
(3) In this section and in the preceding sections of this Chapter,— (a) the expression “armed forces” means the military, naval and air forces, operating as land forces and includes any other armed forces of the Union so operating; (b) “officer”, in relation to the armed forces, means a person commissioned, gazetted or in pay as an officer of the armed forces and includes a junior commissioned officer, a warrant officer, a petty officer, a non- commissioned officer and a non-gazetted officer; (c) “member”, in relation to the armed forces, means a person in the armed forces other than an officer. B.—Public nuisances
151.
(1) No prosecution against any person for any act purporting to be done under section 148, section 149 or section 150 shall be instituted in any Criminal Court except— (a) with the sanction of the Central Government where such person is an officer or member of the armed forces; (b) with the sanction of the State Government in any other case.
(2) (a) No Executive Magistrate or police officer acting under any of the said sections in good faith; Dispersal of assembly by use of civil force. Use of armed forces to disperse assembly. Power of certain armed force officers to disperse assembly. Protection against prosecution for acts done under sections (b) no person doing any act in good faith in compliance with a requisition under section 148 or section 149; (c) no officer of the armed forces acting under section 150 in good faith; (d) no member of the armed forces doing any act in obedience to any order which he was bound to obey, shall be deemed to have thereby committed an offence.
(3) In this section and in the preceding sections of this Chapter,— (a) the expression "armed forces" means the army, naval and air forces, operating as land forces and includes any other armed forces of the Union so operating; (b) "officer", in relation to the armed forces, means a person commissioned, gazetted or in pay as an officer of the armed forces and includes a junior commissioned officer, a warrant officer, a petty officer, a non-commissioned officer and a non-gazetted officer; (c) "member", in relation to the armed forces, means a person in the armed forces other than an officer. B.—Public nuisances
What changedAI-inferred
Protection against prosecution for acts done under preceding sections.
Old position
CrPC 132 is concerned with Protection against prosecution for acts done under preceding sections. B.–Public nuisances. Protection against prosecution for acts done under preceding sections
New position
BNSS 151 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: against for acts done 150.. No prosecution against any person for any act purporting to be done under section 148, section 149 or section 150 shall be instituted in any Criminal Court except
BNSS 151 (against for acts done 150.) preserves the framework of CrPC 132. BNSS 151 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 151 text: No prosecution against any person for any act...
Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)
BNSS 151 (against for acts done 150.) preserves the framework of CrPC 132. BNSS 151 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 151 text: No prosecution against any person for any act purporting to be done under section 148, section 149 or section 150 shall be instituted in any Criminal Court except— (a) with the sanction of the Central Government where such person is an officer or member of the armed forces; (b) with the sanction of the State...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 132 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 151 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 151 (against for acts done 150.). 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 §132 → BNSS §151 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/crpc/132.
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