CRPC §143 → BNSS §162
Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance. C.–Urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger
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143. Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance.—A District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate, or any other Executive Magistrate 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 Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860), or any special or local law. C.—Urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger
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
What changedAI-inferred
Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance.
Old position
CrPC 143 is concerned with Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance. C.–Urgent cases of nuisance or apprehended danger. Magistrate may prohibit repetition or continuance of public nuisance
New position
BNSS 162 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: may prohibit repetition or continuance. 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
BNSS 162 (may prohibit repetition or continuance) preserves the framework of CrPC 143. BNSS 162 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 162 text: A District Magistrate or Sub-divisional...
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BNSS 162 (may prohibit repetition or continuance) preserves the framework of CrPC 143. BNSS 162 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.
BNSS 162 text: 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...
Transitional note (repeal & savings)
For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 143 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 162 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 162 (may prohibit repetition or continuance). 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
Cite this page
Newlaws.in, CRPC §143 → BNSS §162 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-06-12, https://newlaws.in/crpc/143.
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