BNSS § 172 · Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section 172 BNSS — Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police
In force since 1 July 2024.
The text
(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.
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in). The Gazette of India is the authoritative text.