Section-178: Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 178. Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry.—The Magistrate, on receiving a reportunder section 176, may direct an investigation, or, if he thinks fit, at once … Read more

Section-177: Report how submitted – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 177. Report how submitted.—(1) Every report sent to a Magistrate under section 176 shall, if the State Government so directs, be submitted through such superior officer of police as the … Read more

Section-176: Procedure for investigation – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 176. Procedure for investigation.—(1) If, from information received or otherwise, an officer in charge of a police station has reason to suspect the commission of an offence which he is … Read more

Section-175: Police officer’s power to investigate cognizable case – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 175. Police officer’s power to investigate cognizable case.—(1) Any officer in charge of a policestation may, without the order of a Magistrate, investigate any cognizable case … Read more

Section-174: Information as to non-cognizable cases and investigation of such cases – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 174. Information as to non-cognizable cases and investigation of such cases.—(1) Wheninformation is given to an officer in charge of a police station … Read more

Section-173: Information in cognizable cases – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 173. Information in cognizable cases.—(1) Every information relating to the commission of acognizable offence, irrespective of the area where the offence is committed, may be given orally or by … Read more

Section-172: Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 172. Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police.— (1) All persons shall be bound to conform to the lawful directions of a … Read more

Section-171: Prevention of injury to public property – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 171. Prevention of injury to public property.—A police officer may of his own authority interposeto prevent any injury attempted to be committed in his view to any … Read more

Section-169: Information of design to commit cognizable offences – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 169. Information of design to commit cognizable offences.—Every police officer receivinginformation of a design to commit any cognizable offence shall communicate such information to the police … Read more

Section-168: Police to prevent cognizable offences – with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 168. Police to prevent cognizable offences.—Every police officer may interpose for the purpose ofpreventing, and shall, to the best of his ability, prevent, the commission of any cognizable … Read more

Section-167: Local Inquiry- with corresponding and equivalent Sections of Cr.P.C.-Criminal Procedure Code. Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (corresponding section) 167. Local inquiry.—(1) Whenever a local inquiry is necessary for the purposes of section 164, section165 or section 166, a District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Magistrate may depute any Magistratesubordinate to him … Read more