BNSS172
BNSS Section 172: Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police
Ch XII · Preventive Action of the Police
Gazette p.66
Verbatim · BNSS172. Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police.—(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.
Cite as: Section 172, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 (Act No. 46 of 2023)