CrPC 149 vs BNSS 168: Police to prevent cognizable offences
Section 149 of the Code of Criminal Procedure is now section 168 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, in force from 1 July 2024. The wording is the same.
Struck out: only in the old section. Marked: new in the new section. Punctuation and capitals are ignored when matching words.
CrPC section 149Police to prevent cognizable offences
Every police officer may interpose for the purpose of preventing, and shall, to the best of his ability, prevent, the commission of any cognizable offence.
BNSS section 168Police to prevent cognizable offences
Every police officer may interpose for the purpose of preventing, and shall, to the best of his ability, prevent, the commission of any cognizable offence.
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