BNSS § 162 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 162 BNSS — Magistrate may prohibit repetition or Continuance of public nuisance
Replaces CrPC 143 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973. In force since 1 July 2024.
The 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 special or local law.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.