Section-170 BNSS – Bhartiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 & 151 CrPC. Arrest to Prevent the Commission of Cognizable Offences: Explained.
Introduction Section 170 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (BNSS) deals with preventive arrest—a power enabling police officers to arrest a person to prevent the commission of a cognizable offence. This provision is substantially similar to Section 151 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973 (CrPC), but must be understood in light of modern … Read more