CRPC §152 → BNSS §172

Prevention of injury to public property

ModifiedConfidence: mediumStatus: cross checkedconsolidation context(precautionary)
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Old law
CRPC §152
Prevention of injury to public property

152. 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 or buoy or other mark used for navigation.

New law
BNSS §172
lawful police. Information cases.

172.

(1) All persons shall be bound to conform to the lawful directions of a police officer given in fulfilment of any of his duty under this Chapter.

(2) A police officer may detain or remove any person resisting, refusing, ignoring or disregarding to conform to any direction given by him under sub-section

(1) and may either take such person before a Magistrate or, in petty cases, release him as soon as possible within a period of twenty-four hours. CHAPTER XIII INFORMATION TO THE POLICE AND THEIR POWERS TO INVESTIGATE

What changedAI-inferred

Prevention of injury to public property.

Old position

CrPC 152 is concerned with Prevention of injury to public property. Prevention of injury to public property

New position

BNSS 172 preserves the framework with drafting modernisations as required by the new code. Topic: lawful police. Information cases.. All persons shall be bound to conform to the lawful directions of a police officer given in fulfilment of any of his duty under this Chapter

BNSS 172 (lawful police. Information cases.) preserves the framework of CrPC 152. BNSS 172 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code. BNSS 172 text: All persons shall be bound to conform to the...

Editorial deltaAI-indicated (source-linked)

BNSS 172 (lawful police. Information cases.) preserves the framework of CrPC 152. BNSS 172 retains the operative provisions in substantively the same form, with drafting modernisation and structural updates as required by the new code.

BNSS 172 text: All persons shall be bound to conform to the lawful directions of a police officer given in fulfilment of any of his duty under this Chapter.(2) A police officer may detain or remove any person resisting, refusing, ignoring or disregarding to conform to any direction given by him under sub-section(1) and may either...

Transitional note (repeal & savings)

For matters initiated before 1 July 2024, CrPC 152 continues to apply. For matters from that date forward, BNSS 172 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 172 (lawful police. Information cases.). The relationship is classified as substantively_same — see the change-note above for the textual delta.

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Newlaws.in, CRPC §152 → BNSS §172 Mapping Page, last updated 2026-05-01, accessed 2026-10-29, https://newlaws.in/crpc/152.

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