CHAPTER 13, INFORMATION TO THE POLICE AND THEIR POWERS TO INVESTIGATE

THE BHARATIYA NAGARIK SURAKSHA SANHITA, 2023-2024

CHAPTER 13, INFORMATION TO THE POLICE AND THEIR POWERS TO INVESTIGATE

Section 173 - Information in cognizable cases, Section 174 - Information as to non- cognizable cases and investigation of such cases, Section 175 - Police officer's power to investigate cognizable case, Section 176 - Procedure for investigation, Section 177 - Report how submitted, Section 178 - Power to hold investigation or preliminary inquiry, Section 179 - Police officer's power to require attendance of witnesses, Section 180 - Examination of witnesses by police, Section 181 - Statements to police and use thereof, Section 182 - No inducement to be offered, Section 183 - Recording of confessions and statements, Section 184 - Medical examination of victim of rape, Section 185 - Search by police officer, Section 186 - When officer in charge of police station may require another to issue search- warrant, Section 187 - Procedure when investigation cannot be completed in twenty- four hours, Section 188 - Report of investigation by subordinate police officer, Section 189 - Release of accused when evidence deficient, Section 190 - Cases to be sent to Magistrate, when evidence is sufficient, Section 191 - Complainant and witnesses not to be required to accompany police officer and not, Section 192 - Diary of proceedings in investigation, Section 193 - Report of police officer on completion of investigation, Section 194 - Police to inquire and report on suicide, etc, Section 195 - Power to summon persons, Section 196 - Inquiry by Magistrate into cause of death.

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CHAPTER 12, PREVENTIVE ACTION OF THE POLICE

168. Police to prevent cognizable offences

Every police officer may interpose for the purpose of preventing, and shall, to the best of his ability, prevent, the commission of any cognizable offence.

169. Information of design to commit cognizable offences

Every police officer receiving information of a design to commit any cognizable offence shall communicate such information to the police officer to whom he is subordinate, and to any other officer whose duty it is to prevent or take cognizance of the commission of any such offence.

170. Arrest to prevent commission of cognizable offences

(1) A police officer knowing of a design to commit any cognizable offence may arrest, without orders from a Magistrate and without a warrant, the person so designing, if it appears to such officer that the commission of the offence cannot be otherwise prevented.

(2) No person arrested under sub- section (1) shall be detained in custody for a period exceeding twenty- four hours from the time of his arrest unless his further detention is required or authorised under any other provisions of this Sanhita or of any other law for the time being in force.

171. Prevention of injury to public property

A police officer may of his own authority interpose to prevent any injury attempted to be committed in his view to any public property, movable or immovable, or the removal or injury of any public landmark, buoy or other mark used for navigation.

172. 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 fulfillment 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.