Change set

Pick exam & year, then Go.

Question map
Not attempted Correct Incorrect ★ Bookmarked
Loading…
Q121 (CISF/2025) Polity & Governance › Governance, Policies & Social Justice

Section 172(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 for the first time incorporates the duty of all persons to :

Explanation

Section 172(1) of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), 2023, explicitly states that "All persons shall be bound to conform to the lawful directions of a police officer given in the exercise of his powers under this Chapter." This is a new provision introduced in the BNSS, which replaced the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), 1973.

While the CrPC empowered police to take preventive action, it did not contain a specific corresponding duty for the general public to obey such directions within that chapter. Section 172(2) further empowers the police to detain or remove persons who resist or disregard these lawful directions. This change aims to strengthen the preventive powers of the police to maintain public order and prevent the commission of cognizable offences.

✓ Thank you! We'll review this.

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

CISF · 2026 · Q136 Relevance score: 3.06

Which of the following duties of police officer making an arrest have been provided under the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 ? 1. He shall inform the person arrested without warrant of the grounds of arrest. 2. He shall bear a clear, visible and accurate identification of his name to facilitate easy identification. 3. Police officer shall under no circumstances use handcuffs while making arrest. Select the answer using the code given below :

CISF · 2026 · Q137 Relevance score: 2.64

Consider the following statements in the light of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 : 1. Any police officer of any rank may command any unlawful assembly that is likely to cause a disturbance of the public peace to disperse. 2. If an unlawful assembly despite being commanded to disperse, cannot otherwise be dispersed, any police officer may cause it to be dispersed by the armed forces. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?