Section 172: Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police

The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023Central Act · Act 46 of 2023

(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.

Where this provision sits

Act	The Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023
Section	172
Marginal note	Persons bound to conform to lawful directions of police
Jurisdiction	Central
Status	In force as published by the source
Judgments citing it	2

Judgments that turned on this provision

ABA/6/2026 of USHA DEVI Vs STATE OF UTTARAKHANDHigh Court of Uttarakhand · 2026-01-10
ABA/1271/2025 of SUMAN DEVI Vs STATE OF UTTARAKHANDHigh Court of Uttarakhand · 2025-12-23

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