When any place used as a human dwelling is entered under this Act, due regard shall be paid to the social and religious customs and usages of the occupants of the place entered, and no apartment in the actual occupancy of a female shall be entered or broken open until she has been informed that she is at liberty to withdraw and every reasonable facility has been afforded to her withdrawing.
CHAPTER XX POWERS, PROCEDURE, OFFENCES AND PENALTIES · Entry and inspection
Section 345: Regard to be had to social or religious usages
The New Delhi Municipal Council Act, 1994
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Text as published by India Code (Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice), as on 31 May 2026, with amendments up to the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026 (8 of 2026).