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

Section 170 BNSS - Arrest to prevent the Commission of cognizable Offences

Act
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section
170 - Arrest to prevent the Commission of cognizable Offences
Old provision
Section 151 CrPC

Old law → Section 170 BNSS

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Section 151 CrPC Renumbered, no change No change.

Section 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 deals with arrest to prevent the Commission of cognizable Offences. Under the old law this was Section 151 of the CrPC.

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