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Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 In force since 1 July 2024

Section 149 BNSS - Use of armed forces to Disperse assembly

Act
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section
149 - Use of armed forces to Disperse assembly
Old provision
Section 130 CrPC

Old law → Section 149 BNSS

Corresponds toChangeRemarks
Section 130 CrPC Modified In subsection (1) , the wo rds "any such assembly" are replaced by "any assembly referred to in sub - section (1) of section 148," and "Executive Magistrate of the highest rank" is replaced by "District Magistrate or any other Executive Magistrate authorised by him" . I n Subsection 2, "Magistrate" is replaced by "Executive Magistrate" .

Section 149 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with use of armed forces to Disperse assembly. Under the old law this was Section 130 of the CrPC.

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